Wouldn't get better than VF25 from me. Cost around $50.
Best bet is the coin mags.
Can't swear to it, but $3 - $4 I think.
:eek: Perish the thought, don;t even want to imagine it :D In 1772 the numeral 1 changed from this - I - to this - 1 - and stayed that way.
Lol !!
Yes Lydia was in Asia Minor.
More than anything else, it is the value aspect of market grading. It's something that did not really start becoming common, at least in my...
Yes it is well struck, can't tell if it is FS or not based on those pics. As for the toning, proper storage.
Because it's a known fact Ruben. The Lydians were the first to make coins in the western world and not until 700 BC. There are those who argue...
In the western world coins were not invented until 700 BC.
Well let's see, Jesus threw the money changers out of the Temple at what, the age of 12 ? Now if money wasn't used much - why do you supoose they...
Not stupid, just uneducated in the field. Yes, washing coins with just soap and water will drop the grade that much.
LOL ! - thanks but no thanks Ruben. I'm done with collecting coins. My son still collects, he has more than a few from my collection. I can always...
I would agree, the world has a cash economy since the begining of recorded history. Even the Bible is full of monetary references. That's why they...
Gradeflation is a changing of the grading standards. As an example, assuming that gradeflation does exist, a coin that was graded as MS64 10 years...
Don't know that anybody ever said it was better than a slab, I certainly didn't. They are a lot cheaper though. The ring is more of preference...
I'd say it identifies itself. Rather obviously a medal to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Victoria's reign.
Acetone doesn't do much to dirt & grime.
Didn't happen until 1643, in France.
I am inclined to agree.
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