This is an example of the price guide being way, way off. It is not uncommon. ALL price guides are frequently extremely inaccurate and they should...
Hmmmmm - I prefer to think of it as accurate, unique and memorable :D Awwwww now - you guys aint got nuttin to worry about. Least ways not...
This can be VERY dangerous - and no I don't just mean to your coins. I mean to YOU. Mixing even common household cleansers can result in the...
The devices on coin dies used to be sandblasted to produce the cameo effect. Today it is done with a laser. And it's not just Proofs that are...
You're probably right Roy - what you say makes sense. But I've always thought sterling silver was .999.
It has been done but rarely - and never a coin meant for circulation.
SS = stainless steel.
For long term stotage - yes the boxes can affect your coins. It is best to remove them - but don't throw the boxes away. Safely store them...
Morgan dollars are one of the most common - if not THE most common coins from that era to be found uncirculated. But people collect them like...
It's easy really - just do the math. A cent weighs 3.11 grams.
It's really quite simple - collecting error coins has at last become popular. And popular means demand and demand means high prices. Error...
The US dollar went up - the value of gold and silver went down.
The thing that even many experienced collectors do not realize is how the grading system actually works. And they don't realize that the standards...
For those that asked - The last time Wall Street became interested in the coin market was the late '80s. The value of coins was rising and...
Heritage is top notch in my book - they have my greatest respect. I have bought from them, consigned with them, sold through them and participated...
Yeah - but it's warm sand :D
Well you're not doing so bad then Josh - the Red Book is always about 3 yrs behind in publishing the mintage numbers for the newest Mint & Proof...
I dunno about that one :confused: Obviously something peeled the date right off the coin - but I've never seen one end up that way before.
But Jody - the PCGS Price Guide says it is :confused: You don't mean that a highly respected & prestigious publication like the WSJ could...
Perhaps - but usually when someone says Franklin Mint - it's not coins. But they don't realize they're not coins. To most folks - any round piece...
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