Yes I dig out the smaller notes and spend them first. I don't use the larger notes until I'm out of the smaller ones. And that is what the Mint...
Probably because the counterfeiter and shipper have not broken any laws, while the recipient who is importing them into the country IS breaking...
I still don't understand what people see in these reverse proofs. To me they are rather ugly.
"Thickness" as applied to a struck coin has very little meaning because it varies considerably depending on where you measure it and how well...
Yes most states DO charge sales tax on coins. SOme have an exemption over a certain amount and some I think about 15 states do not charge sales...
They started during the Depression. With businesses closing down and people out of work the states were desperate for revenue. So several states...
The NGC edgeview holders also prevent thi type of scam.
Only thing you might be able to do is a specific gravity test, and that isn't foolproof. It's pretty good though since about the only way to fake...
Yes, so does the ANA Grading Guide, and Making the Grade
If the medal was darkly toned before it was cleaned the toning itself could have etched or hazed the surface. In that case it is hopeless.
"MAY I look at those?" :)
No image, its been pulled.
I will be there, both days.
That's why I said the first edition hardbound was better. Pictures were better than in the later softbound editions. They were also on a black...
At the KY state show this past weekend and dealer there had five boxes of books from collections he had purchased. There were three copies of...
He probably didn't intend to. The thief probably broke into the hotel room of a guy he knew was a coin dealer or collector and grabbed a case of...
Yes Philadelphia did make the dies for the branch mints but at that time the dates were still being added to the individual dies by hand with a...
Bill if that is true then it brings up another question. Where did an incuse T to create a raised T come from? There are no incuse T's on the...
NGC has a special double thickness slab they developed for slabbing very thick ancient coins. It might work well for this.
Those, believe it or not, are die polish marks. Very COARSE die polish marks.
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