Peter - You can find out anything you want to know about the various grading companies, how much it cost, membership requirements, how to...
Absolutely.
Jetons were used as counters, both in business and games. One way to think of them is that they are like modern day poker chips.
That should be easy enough to arrange, send the editor an email explaining the story - David.Harper@fwpubs.com
I believe the 50 cents would have graded MS64 or so - the quarter VF30. But both coins have been harshly cleaned and would be body bagged by a TPG...
As Roy said, yes I mean both. And that includes all albums of the type. It is physically impossible to place a high grade or Proof coin into a...
Frank - As often happens when I discuss errors I make mistakes, especially in the terminology. One of these days I may even learn enough to...
You nailed it Bart :thumb:
The '55 DDO is a good choice for a comparison Carl since it's one of the most well known. They've given a name to the mechanically doubled version...
You might want to note that the prices listed in CDN for unc common date rolls of nickels are based on numismatic value - not bullion value.
Easy, weigh them.
It's absolutely true, especially for high grade examples or Proofs. Many a coin has been harmed by being improperly stored in inexpensive holders....
Howdy rellik - Welcome to the Forum !! You might be able to in the Virgin Islands, where it is or was legal tender. There's a difference...
One word of note Dano, the cardboard 2x2's also produce dust. And it's cardboard dust which can scratch the surface of the coins.
I'm not saying it doesn't ruin them, just that they can be shrunk. Click Here I'm also not suggesting that the coins in this ebay spot were...
Even the LIBERTY is quite different. On your coin the letters have been "pushed" to the top, above the underlying legend. On the DDO the second...
I have to agree with you tcore. But money is a great motivator and some folks have no scruples nor integrity. Sadly, that's the world we live in.
On the Frankie - look at the area between the E in AMERICA and all across the coin to the N in UNITED up to the top of the bell hanger - see the...
If he has bags of them mixed together then he has what is known as junk silver. You can buy bags of it anytime you want and as many bags as you...
zane - wear doesn't always just show up on the high points. Take another look at the tips of the feathers, the shoulder of the wing and the head....
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