No, they can be BU too. The thing that makes them junk silver is they have no numismtic value. Their value is based on their silver content.
It's pretty simple, the only reason they are buying the junk Frankies is for their silver value so why pay more ? For that matter if silver...
That is up to Peter to decide, I have no say in the matter.
The coins are quite common and hold little value even though they only had a mintage of 218,330. To give you some idea, in an auction held in June...
Cash - please be aware that any dipped copper coin is going to be Red. That's why they are dipped in the first place, to make them Red. I...
It's not really your fault Zack, it's my fault. I always try to allow our members to seek help any way they can. That includes threads like this....
Several posts have been deleted from this thread because it was turning into more of a BST post than one asking for help on possible venues....
You're not ever going to get an answer to a question like that. And it wouldn't matter if the coins were slabbed or raw. For raw coins, no dealer...
Honestly the coin looks to have been over-dipped to me. I would not be surprised in the least if it came back in a Genuine or Details holder if...
acs - while it may not be much consolation there were many coins that I searched for for several years before finding one that suited me. Patience...
It's pretty easy to get a few 70s when you submit a few thousand of them at a time.
I get most of it from reading the auction reports in the coin mags. But you can get it anytime by searching through Heritage as well.
Maybe, and maybe not. It would really depend on how the pressure was applied and at what points. Think of how a weak strike affects a coin, or...
I would think the why would be obvious - so they could get more money out of the coin than they could otherwise.
I think perhaps the most likely cause of these marks was deliberate action taken after minting. For example, placing the coin between two pieces...
Roller marks that criss-cross at right angles ?
I've paid that (for each) for several of them !
Don't forget the last sentence of his initial post - Learning how to price toned coins includes all toned coins. It also includes not paying a...
There are exceptions to almost any rule. And yes, I have always agreed that you can sometimes find real Gems in any slab. But you have to know...
If just looking at one side I would agree it may have been struck through a piece of cloth. But I see no way it could have happened on both sides...
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