Not exactly correct spock - all sales of bullion coins must stop before the next year's product line can be sold.
First of all it's no where near XF, secondly it has been harshly cleaned, and thirdly it shows signs of corrosion.
It appears to be a cast copy, looks like casting marks on the edge to me. And if the coins weighs 27gm - it's definitely fake. Correct weight is...
Looks like a coin struck with worn out dies to me - not an error.
Just like when your eye can't see the toning on a coin except when the coin is turned at certain angles - well, the camera can't see it either....
Frank - read the link I posted. When the current bid plus juice was $58,000 and PCGS paid $40,000 - that hardly seems like fair market value to...
As requested - http://www.numismaster.com/ta/numis/Article.jsp?ad=article&ArticleId=3102
I've been meaning to post this for days and keep forgetting, anyway here it is - ALTERATION
They give you the difference between what you paid for it and current market value. Of course PCGS determines what exactly that current market...
I'm curious Frank - why ?
This will tell you COINSTER - Cheerios Dollar
One possible explanation is an old tab style holder. Another would be a coin roll.
You'd need a 34mm Air-Tite.
For those who wish to have an understanding of what CAC proposes to do, please read the link provided by hontonai - LINK. I will say this, if I...
Why ? All coins from the Mexico City mint were hammered until 1732.
Me either, because in this day and age just about everybody is absolutely convinced that everybody is out to get them. Except when they think...
To be honest there have been so few of them sold neither do I. I can recall when the news first came out that some sold for $500 - $600, then some...
Exactly, the mark is incuse or goes into the coin. But it doesn't really go into the coin, it just goes into the toning on the coin. That's why it...
That's why I wanted larger pics, so I could indentify it. Yeah, it's a Spanish colonial cob - but is it a 2, 4 or 8 reale ? What mint, date etc....
Bud - are you wanting to get the approx prices in your head or are you trying to get the better date coins in your head ?
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