Oh I remember spock, I remember both of them ;)
No, I would never own such a coin so I wouldn't have to worry about it. But then you got it as a gift - that changes things. You wanted info...
Just about every coin there is has been counterfeited at one time or another - from the most common to the rarest coin there is.
They reduced the prices of some sets in 2007. But it is human nature to forget such things. People always tend to remember what they think of as...
Dang - knew I forgot something :D
I dunno, I would never do either and have never done either.
Biox can be found - HERE, Hydrogen peroxide can be found in any drug store, you may even have some in your house. It is used to cleanse wounds....
Thanks but no thanks. I sold it in an original '58 Mint Set.
spock - do you ever remember what you read ? I ask that because it has been discussed here so many times. But perhaps you never read those...
I'll have to do some searching to find it, IF I can find it, but I have a pic of a very similar coin. Taken straight on it looks like your pic,...
Granted, but shades of color are largely dependent on the picture taker - and your computer monitor. But just about any shade of green would be...
klekeg - have you weighed the coin ? If not, take to a jewelry store and they can weigh it for you.
Sorry, but that is not true. A few are, but most are not.
Jim's gonna tell ya to use hydrogen peroxide. I'm gonna tell ya to use Biox. Both will change the coin forever. Not doing anything will change the...
Ya gotta love it when a plan comes together ;)
lisaray - You definitely took my sig line in the wrong way. First of all, while most folks seem to think that what I am saying in that sig...
The peace dollar appears to have quite a few hairlines on it, I'd bet they are not from the die. The reason they show so readily IMO is because of...
It's a 1583 Rose Noble from the Netherlands. And Lehigh, you should have been sad about the coin being blue. Green is very rare and a green...
Seller's pics are second - my pics are first. I think they speak for themselves.
It first started gaining popularity in the 1850's, went through several spurts and slowdowns for the next few decades. Took off again around 1900...
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