Treasurhunt, I made no comment about whether are not it was a 1916, just that a dateless 1916 DOES have significant value
Wrong. So far all of the fake NGC slabs and most of the fake PCGS slabs check out as good on their respective certification verification sites....
I have been resisting but I'm at the "You start adding die states" point. There are still a few 1794 caps I can afford to get but that is about...
Often at larger shows the BEP will have their "Billion dollar exhibit" and they have examples of the $100K note on display including if I recall,...
Counterfeits are also struck from fake dies as well. In fact most if not all of the Chinese fakes made in the past five to ten years are struck...
Yes a dateless 1916 would probably be worth at least a few hundred dollars.
Careful, that's how I got started with the large cents. "I can't afford to collect by variety, but I really like the Draped Busts so I'll just do...
I read it as they will pay in money or they will pay in bars of the same metal as the bullion deposited. And I bet if you tried depositing bulion...
I still found it hard to believe so I went to Heritage and looked at about a dozen or so of each type. I don't understand it but you are right....
I thought it was, low bid gets the contract. :) Actually it is more likely to happen in a NON-Live auction where bidders submit proxy bids. In...
The B T Washington had several things against it. Yes it probably suffered from racial bigotry. It also suffered for collectors disenchantment...
If you want to know if there is PVC in the plastic d a Beilstein test. Take a length of copper wire and strip about two inches of insulation off...
Congratulations Byron, you got me beat, by nine days.
I don't think a lawnmower got it, and I suspect it may have been a contemporary counterfeit.
I've got it on my watch list too. If it goes cheap I wouldn't mind having the S-199. Might be able to use one of the PMG notes for my slab...
I find that kind of hard to believe since all the dies were made in Philadelphia and there were multiple reverse dies for both mints. All of the...
Cladking is correct. They say they redeem by the metal content but they do not quote the relevant law which states the rate at which they pay for...
The Saint-Gaudens and WLH designs came to the Bullion coins while Elizabeth Jones was still the Chief Engraver. Same person who gave us the 82...
The slid during part of the edge lettering instead of rotating. It results in part of th lettering being too close and other sections being too...
Environmentally discolored.
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