The key word in your comment is "sometimes". Yes, sometimes the business strike example will have greater value. But sometimes it won't. The...
I would call the coin AU based on what appear to be scuff marks on the obv, but that is not one of the options given.
That's just it, they were not toned in the first place. The only reason they have any toning on them at all, besides brown toning, is because of...
Oh I agree it wouldn't hurt anything, the coin was already damaged by the acid in the PVC residue to the point that it has no value beyond face....
No, they are no longer legal tender anymore than a silver art bar is legal tender. They still have the same silver value though.
Well, now ya know. Just so ya know, I wouldn't recommend buying ANYTHING from that shop. The other 3, yeah you can buy there. But you better know...
Could have told ya not to waste your time going there. 'Course the story wouldn't be much different at any of the other 3 shops in SLC either.
LOL ! Yeah, buy 1 get one free. But you have to pay the shipping :D
What you are calling haze Merc is the damage caused by the PVC residue. And no you can't get that off by dipping the coin. Yes, you can make the...
And how do you get the oil off the coin afterwards ? Coin Care and Blue Ribbon both have oil in them as well. Both are also considered reason to...
If you tell them you're shipping coins they won't take them either. Coins equal money, nobody will let you ship and insure money. It's in their...
fatima - onecoinpony - enough already ! Only warning there will be.
If you want to buy a safe, do yourself a favor, go to a locksmith shop and talk to them first. Ask and find what brand of safes, and models, have...
The big dogs at the mint read Coin World and Numismatic News. They even read this forum. The complaints do matter.
Try telling FedEx or UPS that you are shipping coins Owle and that you want to insure them and then see what they tell you. They won't even take...
Honestly, I doubt it. Too many unknowns in the equation.
Well I got news for ya, they still do it. Pretty much every coin there is has been counterfeited, even the lowly Lincoln cent. 'Course that was...
Good stuff ! :thumb:
Just because they are brown doesn't mean they don't have luster, but yes, it is possible that they don't. It's just not a certainty.
Yes there is, you just aren't seeing it.
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