Well, that's new. :( It looks like this is a matter of state law. The first hit I found was for Oklahoma, where it's a felony to possess more...
In The Good Old Days, every "Fun With Chemistry" book included the "Silver Penny" experiment. You'd take a copper "penny", soak it in lemon juice...
I know the uncirculated issues look like they have more upside potential (lower mintages), but I just love the look of a deep cameo gold proof....
You're talking about the true-value content of the lots, but you're missing the other half of the equation: the buyer's knowledge and...
As fatima says, this seems perfectly obvious. Pay for the house with legal tender coin, and report the legal face value. As a few minutes'...
All you ever wanted to know about visualizing various amounts of money is here: http://xkcd.com/980/ Click on the image to go to a viewer that...
Sure, an orbital sander is fine, if you've got some light soiling and a LOT of time on your hands. But if you're trying to turn your inventory...
It would probably be worth forwarding abusive replies to eBay customer support. He, eBay, and his customers might benefit if eBay gave him a...
If it contained 500K in melt value, why would he list it with a description that didn't let you determine that? I'm not sure what the best way is...
When is cleaning good? When it removes something that could damage the coin. (acetone dip for a coin that's been in a PVC holder) When...
I think you might be right, and I think I might be old. :)
Are you serious? Not only a Barber, but a key Barber? :eek:
If you find a non-proof 75-S cent, it's even bigger news. 1974 was the last year for business-strike S-mint cents....
(Duplicate post -- CoinTalk's having a rough morning...)
Anybody who's been to this show, what's it like -- how big, how much competition (buy price/sell price) for gold and silver? If there's another...
As the old song goes, "One of these things is not like the others..."
I often have a hard time interpreting die clashes, but not this one -- wow!
In my opinion, dateless Buffaloes are fair game for "restoration" -- plopping them into white vinegar, which will often bring out the date over a...
Even after factoring in the cost of the doors that various three-letter agencies keep smashing in? :)
Are you sure about that last? When I was looking into this, what I found was that cosmetic suppliers sold "30 volume" peroxide, which works out to...
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