Ok, you got some coins, what are they? You mention Bicentennials so you are probably talking about Quarters, halves, or dollars. Then some of...
It's a first for the US, Canada and Great Britain have done it for years.
Although some of the earlier proof sets had cards saying what was in the set, but as far as actual COA's they were not packaged in proof sets...
Maybe, maybe not. When you consider the time value of money(Decrease in the value of the money due to inflationand the loss of growth of the...
Sounds like a better deal for the commemorative than the AGE. Remember the AGS $5 is a tenth of an oz of gold, the $5 commem is almost a quarter...
During the 1930's Lindbergh made many anti-semitic, pro-nazi, and isolationist public speechs. This was unusual for Lindbergh as he normally...
Thanks YNcoinpro, that has to be some kind of record twentyfive months between when the question is asked and someone finally answers it. (Lots...
Now change the question a little. In order to buy it you have to pay double sheet. (assume this is the normal premium for sealed sets) Now do...
Aidan is wrong, not filled dies. Chipped dies. Pieces are broken OUT of the die, the die is not filled in.
You have to remember how the coins were struck back then, You had one die fixed or set into a stump or anvil. You put a planchet on top of that...
Jackeen, you are on the right track but it won't work with leather. Yes the leather will take on the impression of the coin but it is nowhere...
Yep, it is possible but very unlikely to creat a one sided strike coin, but when it occurs the blank side is NOT "flat as a pancake".
I think it is at least a F-12. I would also say that the dies were axially skewed (the die faces were not paralell to each other.). I'm no...
No good reason. Believe it or not it's probably mostly fallout from the inflated value of the 2001 silver sets. Mintage aren't that much below...
Mark as a rookie, I would recommend that if you are going to buy coins that are KNOWN to be commonly counterfeited then I could understand why...
Bruce, I hate to tell you this but I am probably the WORST person to ask that question of. I hate ALL of the grading services and not a single...
Maybe so, but not a single piece can be definitely traced except for the three Pitman coins. If there are any others they have either only sold...
Have the jeweler weigh it not test it! They'll test it by putting a cut in the edge and puting acid on it. If it is a genuine piece it will now...
I started by myself, and then got my farther hooked so I would have access to a source of finances.
I think 32 pieces 1971 P & D 1971-S 40% unc 1971-S 40% proof total 4 for 1971 1972 P & D 1972-S 40% unc 1972-S 40% proof total 4 for...
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