After the Russian Revolution and resulting Civil War left the economy in shambles, the new Soviet government instituted the "New Economic Policy"...
It's one thing when notes and coins become worthless due to hyperinflation, and another when they are nearly worthless when minted. I can...
So that must be a really difficult series for counterfeit detection, considering the coins are cast and made in China to begin with lol...
That's a nice looking National! I only own one of the types (the large size $5 Plain Back) but the others are high on my list.
Whenever I see counterfeit coins like these posted on this forum, there is always something about the coins that seem off, but I often find it...
Large size FRN's may not be as popular as some of the other types, but I love the reverse designs of these notes. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] .
When trade dollars circulated in the Far East, it is my understanding that the value of each coin depended on which merchant's chop mark was on...
I didn't notice any polar bear or moose books but definitely some on beer :-)
During this past week I was on a business trip to Michigan and had a free evening, so I made a brief jaunt across the border to Windsor. When...
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My understanding of the most recent bill is that online businesses with under $1M in annual revenue would be exempt. That would cover most coin...
That's exactly why I never buy raw coins from online auctions. Even if a raw coin looks good, I can never be sure that it doesn't have a problem...
It does sound very profitable until they change the rules one too many times. Then the whole exercise will become meaningless.
I was guessing that the grade would be a surprise at the opposite extreme. It makes me wonder about their consistency...
I would say VG8 on the obverse as there is very little detail remaining on the bust. The left wing shows even more feather detail than the VG10...
I agree that there is a distinction between activities and hobbies but sometimes the two overlap. My love for long distance running has allowed...
Here's the seller's photos of an AU-55 copper nickel Indian that I just got in the mail this week: [IMG]
Actually the data is easy to argue with, as it shows that there were 661,496 pre-1965 classic coins graded MS69 by PCGS as of 2005. So far I've...
Okay, so based on this there are 661,496 pre-1965 U.S. coins graded MS69 by PCGS. Out of curiosity I looked in the Heritage archive for all MS69...
The PCGS data definitely piqued my curiosity, so I pulled out my calculator and did some math. During the 2 year period the overall population of...
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