Howdy Maria - What you have there are not genuine coins. They are probably fairly modern reproductions that were made for sale in tourist shops.
It's silver colored because the gold colored plating that was on the outside has worn off. All of the Reader's Digest copies were made of silver...
Summer is usually the doldrums for coin sales. Winter is the busy period. Fall and spring are so-so.
It wouldn't hurt anything if you did that, assuming of course the dealer gave his permission. But it may not help much either. For as said, no...
Some folks might pay a small premium for the Paramount holder. But I agree, a common date in common condition.
I don't see anything right off to make me think it isn't genuine. It does look to have been harshly cleaned at some point in the past.
Aren't good things worth saying twice ? ;)
Tell ya what supra - we shall have to agree to disagree ;)
A lot of folks seem to think that. But it is NOT true. There are many, many, coins in PCGS slabs, and NGC slabs, that have verdigris on them. Now...
First of all, talk to your accountant and ask him/her. In simple terms - if you sell a coin, (slabbed or raw makes no difference, nor does it...
If he does I've never heard of one and I've known him for 13 years. edit - As for numbers on the slabs - they are useless for trying to date a...
Well there's your problem. Got a Krause catalog ? Get it out and look up KM# 2041.2
Here's a thread that will help with identifying the PCGS slabs -...
I sure wish I had known you during all those years I was searching for them Mark. You're probably only the 3rd or 4th person I've ever talked to...
It's a Reader's Digest copy. What I was responding to was you calling it a "fantasy" piece. It isn't a fantasy piece. A fantasy coin is one that...
I would agree, it does depend. But there is this to consider when making such a decision. In 30 years of searching I managed to see 1, let me...
Enough. This thread has become an exchange of personal insults rather than a discussion. So it ends here.
Here is a link to one of the more recent threads - http://www.cointalk.com/t192161/ Look closely at the reverse of the coin I posted pics of....
No, it's a copy of a genuine gold ducat. The copies were made by Reader's Digest some years ago and given out as a promotion.
All coins, slabbed or not decrease in value all the time. They go up and down like a yo-yo.
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