Nice to hold, aren't they? :) I'm thinking that Merc isn't quite full bands -- I certainly see some separation in the middle bands, but it...
Called eBay tonight, and they've opened a case, even though it's past the 30-day window (which I actually thought was 45 days). The rep made the...
When I was selling high-value or high-volume stuff, I retained everything as a PayPal balance -- because PayPal was paying more than 5% interest...
It looks like someone has been registering on coin sites to astroturf this auction, ignoring the rules (here) that say you have to be an...
As a beginning collector, I'd focus on low-cost coins. You'll make a lot of mistakes at first, and you'll learn a lot about how to grade coins,...
And every one of them is unique! They're all fantastically valuable!
Wha... how do they do that?! I thought eBay had locked down the BO-pricing info harder than that! Bookmarked, and thanks!
That's... a really big lump. 3.8+ troy oz, although I see there's some discussion about how much of that weight is actually gold. Regardless, I...
Looks like that one went for between $155 and $172, judging from where it falls in a sorted-by-price list of completed auctions. (They still won't...
No, no pickup here -- I should've been clearer. I have no idea what a coin like this should go for, but I don't think I'm in love enough to pay...
...this one really grabbed me: 1999 CENT MINT ERROR DOUBLE STRUCK REVERSE DIE CAP PCGS MS65RD GORGEOUS! [ATTACH] [ATTACH] That reverse!
I hope you slipped a decimal point there!
Halogen light is better than LED light for rendering color (like to check toning), but for any other handheld application, I think LED has run...
What is the deal with those, anyhow? There was a thread here a few weeks back where someone bought a batch of fakes that included one or two of...
LOT OF 45 US COINS ONE DOLLAR, TRADE 1795 1797 1798 1799 1871 1872 1873 1875 Opening at $4K, and it has a bidder. Considering placing a huge bid...
Three or four years ago a bank teller showed me an 1836 half that a convenience-store owner had brought in from his till. I can't imagine that...
Okay, let me put this up while there's still time: If you should happen across this thread in the future, and you see that it's been CLOSED...
And I'll bet someone was glad they were able to pass it off as a "real" half dollar. :)
Guys, we're really running off the rails here, to the point that nobody's quite sure who's saying what. I apologize for my contributions to the...
A dealer at the local coin show gave me a 1986 Ellis Island commemorative half in change a few years back; I though it was a nice marketing touch,...
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