I based my answer off this - "Name the coin with the largest discrepancy of face value to precious metal value." Not a ratio.
There are two kinds of rarity - absolute rarity and conditional rarity. Absolute rarity applies the total number of coins of a given type that...
Pretty sure it would be this one - http://www.1tonnegoldcoin.com/ It's face value is $1 million, metal value is over $41 million.
I have personally purchased many coins with a mintage of less than 100 for spot, or less than spot. I even got one with a mintage of 35 for spot....
There are those who will argue that it is not legal, but it happens right out in the open every single day. And the USSS has stated they have no...
You're correct in your identification. As for value, given the advanced state of corrosion - little to none.
Regarding the color of labels - Conder even says in his book that certain PCGS labels are well known for changing color over time. It may be...
As I said earlier, it does not have anything to do with the forum software. All of those links posted in the thread from 2004 are dead because...
That is exactly how it works - angle of incidence equals angle of reflection. Change the angle, you change what you see.
We reached that point with many coins long, long, before the Chinese fakes ever became an issue.
What about the market for counterfeits ? edit -I ask that question because just about all counterfeits were made to deceive when they were...
The lady is right, gotta see the coins. But gold is impervious to almost everything in the ground that could corrode it. Even gold coins recovered...
I asked all of those questions many years ago, and many times. Nobody ever answers because they don't like the answers, or they answer - that's...
Matt you can correct me if I am wrong, but from looking at the pics in the thread (not the blow ups but the size shown in the thread), pretty much...
We shall have to agree to disagree.
Using my name and the key words Coin World will find it, but it will also find a whole lot of other posts. And the more key words you use in a...
The two variations he mentions about are with a lower arc on the central crown, and without a lower arc on the central crown. The picture you...
The reason the colors on a toned Morgan are vibrant Paul is because of the type of luster that Morgans have. The reason the toned colors on a...
And what about all of the Morgans, and Peace dollars that didn't spend time in canvas bags, but instead spent time in albums and coins envelopes....
No danger that it would change into that Paul as it is a waste of time. As for why it happens, 2, or more different grades for the same coin, in...
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