The why is easy - it's because there are long lines of stupid people waiting to pay just about anything to buy them.
Nothing will remove that stuff except a commercial coin dip - which is an acid. That is toning, very dark and thick toning.
A wise man once said that those who fail to learn the lessons of history are doomed to repeat them. Well, they tried using gold and silver as...
It happened because people are creatures of habit. Yes, halves circulated in the early '60's, but nowhere near the extent that the smaller...
While you can't buy the exact same ones, you can buy Air-Tites as cpm said. And they are just as good.
The number of coin collectors nationwide is estimated at 1.5 million to 3 million. So even if every collector there is wanted the coin, in reality...
Not even close to true. Any business can choose to accept or deny anything they want as payment. A coin or bill being legal tender has nothing to...
That's because they are not the same coin.
I don't dispute that they sold those bags, I remember them. But they did release some of the coins into circulation. Just not very many. There was...
A tapered planchet is just a planchet that is thinner on one side than it is supposed to be. Usually happens at the end of the strip. I'd be...
I don't know if you'll find halves in that holder or not, but you apparently have one so I assume you will. But yes, that site deals only with...
It started with the 2002 halves and remains the same ever since. The last halves produced for and released into circulation were the 2001 coins....
Oh there's no doubt that olive oil can take some stuff off. But then so can a lot of other things. The problem is what harm those things can also...
You're never gonna convince 'em of that TJ. They just cannot get past that idea gold and silver cannot be used as money. It became impossible when...
They are not the same. The mint has a private manufacturer make their holders for them.
Didn't think it was legal to keep those in Fla. Musta changed I guess. When I lived there I used to have a tank full of piranha. They weren't...
That would depend on the condition (grade) of the coin. Value on those can vary from bullion content to many thousands.
Boy Howdy ! How would it be to get that bored :rolleyes: I feel for ya Chris, I just can't quite reach ya :D
Really hard to say for sure based on those pics but I'd say the 8 escudos is a fake. The 5 marks coin is pretty common and worth a few dollars...
No. When he submitted the coin he thought it would grade 65 or 66 say. When the coin came back it was graded 64. But a 64 is only worth $9 say. So...
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