By all means pick up what you can in circulation. But I wouldn't recommend making any purchases, anywhere, without a rock solid reference on the...
That one is not a sintered planchet - it is an altered coin.
Like the man said - I collect books ;)
Thanks gang - I truly do appreciate the kind words. As for Peter - welllllllll I haven't decided yet :D :D
I'm with the 64 crowd.
Howdy shomesg - Welcome to the Forum !! I wouldn't pay more than 15% over spot. Given your location you might have to pay a bit more.
You don't have to worry about buying altered or fake coins on Teletrade. You don't have to worry about the seller not shipping you the coins. And...
Oh I know a little bit about it, since I have built a few banks from the ground up. And guess what - they all had humidity control systems in them.
Hopefully you do realize that the Washington FDC was the first, and only, FDC to ever sell out.
Just a suggestion - step up a level in that class ;)
You could try, but acetone will only remove a few things. Do you have any idea what the substance might be ? You should also consider that you...
Yeah, I remember the thread - what I said still stands ;)
Ruben the 1878-S posted in this thread is completely different than yours. This coin actually has something ( a foriegn material ) on it. Your...
You gonna take any classes while you are there ?
You are not wrong - any and all ads seen on Coin Talk are placed there entirely at random by Google.
Glad you said it, now I don't need to ;)
Are you asking about the 1878-S ? If so, the coin would be labeled as environmental damage and not get a grade. The coin has XF details though....
There's no telling what the material is - it could be something as simple as paint. And if it is, neither acetone nor thiourea would remove it....
clad - I don't disagree about the carbon spots at all. But that is not an indication of PVC contamination and according to the mint itself they...
Those are the Krause numbers, even on-line price guides say the coin is only worth $12 in unc.
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