My first thought was also counterfeit. I don't understand how the second strike isn't round.
Which gold nugget do you want? :)
Anything under $100 is low budget for me these days if I'm after something "just to have one." Or two. These are two different combinations of...
It's the confluence of a lot of things I think. Sort of a modern day vortex of the old Wild West. Sounds like you had a fun adventure. I wonder if...
Just a non-scientific anecdote - I had cents saved in a metal bank from when I was a kid, mid 70s is probably when I put the last cent in there,...
Found this one while rolling up my quarter jar. Really stood out because of the luster and sharp reeds. Nothing special but I'll put it in a 2x2...
I wonder what DeJoy is up to now.
You can see at least some of them in images on their collection website. I'm sure a lot of them have never been photographed though. When...
Smithsonian has two 1933 double eagles as well.
Well that's the problem with the 1964 Peace dollars, isn't it?
but not really hunting. Rolled up my piggy banks last weekend. I thought it was interesting to see the distribution. I didn't bother with anything...
That, and I couldn't care less what their marketing costs are. I see all the insurance company ads on TV and think, oh, so that's what I'm paying...
I'm curious whether you think his 1964 Peace dollars are also fantasies. These were actually minted and no one knows if they were really all...
Yeah, the 9 and the 1s don't "precisely match" either. So the contention is that not only were these struck in a clandestine operation, but they...
I can understand that if it's an image of a real slab. The seller could claim "stock image" or something I guess. But in the case of the 1913,...
I guess "our nation's monuments" excludes world coins, despite being in the Coin Chat section.
Nobody knows if originally it was only 5. The dies were already made for 1913 Liberty nickels. In fact, they shipped 10 pairs to San Francisco on...
I was referring to the 5 Liberty plus 3 Buffalo patterns. The case the 5 Liberties were originally in had 8 holes and at least two of the holes...
The argument that US Customs could monetize a coin seems pretty lame. I suppose it was murky enough and they were getting half the money, so good...
I will be more considerate to plumbers in my posts from now on.
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