Some time ? About 5 to 10 years would be my guess.
If there is I don't know of it. The only way I know of to find the fineness of any given world coin is to look it up in a book. Krause has most of...
Yes that is a Trumpet Tail.
No. Even if the coin would otherwise grade MS67 or higher, if damaged it's damaged and is ungradeable. Yes.
I agree.
They can change from week to week. There have been many, many reports of coins being bagged as harshly cleaned, re-submitted the day after the...
Two books - Encyclopedia of US Gold Coins 1795-1933 by Garrett & Guth - and - Early US Gold Coin Varieties - A study of Die States 1795-1834 by...
Ya know, it's pretty dang easy to pick any emoticon you want, from anywhere, save the image and upload it to Photobucket (or the host of your...
It's not an on-line guide, it's an e-book by Google Books. There are thousands of them. Here's the link to this one - Click Here This one was...
No idea, looked up on-line in a Spink's book - it said 1d.
It's a 1 penny token made in Great Britain by Francis W. Elliot.
Make that the 21st century - they still make them.
Even undamaged the coins are only worth the silver they contain. The jewelry attached to that one is worth more than the coin.
Hey - it worked for PCGS for decades ! Just imagine what they'd sell for :kewl:
No he did not. I spent those 10 days digging out the anchor of that galleon with an air-lift, managed to break my right hand in the process. In...
I see things that make me reasonably certain the coin has been harshly cleaned - but the line you mention isn't one of them. The most obvious...
Simple answer - yes.
The cost. The mint can only mint coins if they can make a profit selling them. Until '09, the cost of gold had not risen enough to make this...
The first one is what is known as a woody, and it's not toning. It's from an improper alloy mix when the planchet was made. That's what causes...
No, but he is.
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