And if it does what does that tell us ? Better yet, what does it tell you if it doesn't ?
I didn't vote because I have no idea what they graded it Paul. It could be anywhere from what I think it should be graded, 58, to 65. If I had a...
Well, when you consider that the Chinese were advanced enough that they had already gotten around to inventing the note, paper money if you will,...
Yeah, I knew all of that Paul. And no, I didn't forget anything. edit - and I specifically said - my grade.
I don't think there is any doubt that the Chinese were the first inventors of coins. Or that they were the first coin collectors. But it is still...
Uhhhhh no, I'd never take credit for naming the dollar sign :smile I will take credit for the theory that the symbol adopted to be used for the...
They used to, but they don't anymore. And haven't for years. Cladking can correct me if my memory is off, but I'm thinking it was '93 when the...
The coin is damaged, and as such would be worth less than a problem free example. I would guess it to be worth somewhere around $700.
Gonna getcha for that ! :D
That is a commonly held theory, but a theory I believe to be incorrect. This is what I believe is the true origin of the dollar sign - $. And it's...
That depends on who you are buying them from. If it is a known and trusted dealer, or individual, then you should have no worries. If it is not, I...
Ya know, I used to expect that I would live long enough to see the day that when a thread like this was posted the question would just be guess...
What a lot of people don't realize is that a lot of coins of the times, besides Morgans, were minted in the same manner as the Morgans. It was...
Chris - coin collecting has truly been with us for a long, long, long, time. And yes it is documented. There are a great many books and papers...
Actually it might be AT, but it is very well done if it is. But neither you, nor me, nor anybody else, can ever say with any degree of certainty...
Get back on the topic of the thread. You guys are straying into political territory.
In simple terms, the internet archive is a searchable collection of every web page that has ever been on the internet. It is explained in greater...
Detecto - out of all the coins you pictured in this thread I would say that only one, #4 of the original five, has any chance at all of being...
No I do not.
If you are referring to the dimes in this thread - http://www.cointalk.com/t218720-2/ - those are not what I would call "spots". But yes, that...
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