I doubt it too - they have very knowledgeable people there. Couple of them are friends of mine ;)
Well it appears to be genuine, but you can't say for sure based on pictures. There does seem to be a bit of a bump in the rim at about 1 o'clock....
Howdy Gray - you have few of these coins with the extra leaf ? Cool ! :cool: But it might pay you to be sure - in higher grades, MS66/67 they...
Howdy arms - Welcome to the Forum !! It is quite normal for the previous years Silver Proof sets to stay available for sale at the mint until...
That's who minted the medal - not who issued it.
Kinda glad you asked that Roy, your mom musta known my mom BTW :D But as a matter of fact, for the first 40 yrs or so of my collecting life I...
That advice could be wise - but then again - what about the 1894-S dime or the 1913 Liberty nickel ? They were made by mint employees - on...
You can check any of the auction sites - Heritage, TeleTrade, Yahoo, Amazon etc. And you can check realized auction prices at any of the major...
Usually, Proof coins that are placed into rolls like that have already been searched and determined to be of such a low grade that they do not...
Sorry, I know very little about Canadian coinage. But we have a member here who does. I'm sure he'll stop by soon and hopefully provide you an answer.
Yes - acetone can be used to remove PVC from nickels.
That would be the one - and boy howdy is it causing a ruckus ! There has been an article about that coin in every issue of Coin World for the past...
Howdy JDB520 - Welcome to the Forum !! It's kind of hard to say without seeing the coin as there could be several reasons for what you...
survivor - Here is another struck through error, again a string, on a coin you don't see every day. It is a 1749 2 reale struck in Mexico...
In your first post you didn't mention anything but Kennedy halves. Franklins and Walkers could be another story depending on condition. But...
We've recently had a couple of threads where toning - or for those who prefer, tarnish ( someday you may see the light :D ) - and the effect it...
Tom - Normally just about any coin shop would purchase them at approx 10% less than melt value. Only the '64 coins are 90% silver, the '65...
Just because it's copper - it is the nature of the metal, a chemical reaction.
If I remember correctly they make these in Hawaii every year. There is a name for them but danged if I can think of it right now. In effect - they...
A VAM is the name given to the various varieties of Morgan or Peace dollars. Each VAM has its own unique number and diagnostics.
Separate names with a comma.
