When it comes right down to it toning is corrosion. So yes, those coins being out in the elements were toned, from being out in the elements. But...
Tell ya what Petro, if I were you I'd wait and keep looking. There are nicer examples out there and lots of them - and for the same money. And if...
Chris it's no different than with the definitions of any word. People always have "their version" of what a word means. And often "their version"...
Then you are missing a LOT ! You have no idea how much more there is to be found in books over and above what you can find on the internet.
There were many years that I spent way more on books than I ever spent coins. Some of my books are even worth more than many of the coins I used...
Horse puckey. There is no laser gun sight that can even go through a piece of paper, let alone a piece of metal.
Can't say I disagree with you Roy, but then that is our personal interpretation/opinion, not necessarily a legal one. And as you, especially...
A lot of people get confused with coins like this one, even when they see them in hand, not understanding how such a coin could be worthy of the...
I agree. There's a whole bunch of what ifs Daniel. But you asked specific questions and I answered specific questions. And if I don't know then I...
Yeah but the Seville mint has a Spanish cross at 12 o'clock above the arrows. The OP's coin has a sunburst. And the legends are different.
There was a time when PCI did a so-so job with grading and you had little to worry about in regard to authenticity. But there's been so many...
Read the laws, I posted links to them below. They are quite clear.
Chris, try reading the actual laws. Maybe that will clear things up for you. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/331...
Dunno, but probably. The design visible on the coin is still exactly the same. Putting paint on it or even plating it doesn't change it. It is...
I don't have the books to it up for you either. But they said it's about the size of an Ike, an Ike is 38mm, the 2 reales is 32mm. So it's...
No guarantee the coin is genuine, the legends are different and the design is a bit different that others I have seen. That doesn't mean it isn't...
That's where the burglary rating comes in Smitty, as well as the fire rating. And the locksmith does not get to assign these ratings, he can...
Of course it does. The only items that are legal tender are those coins or notes minted/printed and issued by the US Govt. An over-strike...
I agree with both things. Problem is, the people who work at the Post Office don't understand or know how to interpret their own regulations. Of...
No, not to any of them. None of them have anything to do with it. It matters to the mint. But you are wrong on that count. Ever since the early...
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