What I was referring to is simple smoke or other gases. Stored under certain circumstances any coin can develop a haze that if deposited on a...
I have seen them, but they were made a while ago. I am pretty sure they were mint products, though.
I believe insurance on bullion in a SDB is less than 1%, but point taken. Another way to look at it, though, is not cumulative. Is it worth your...
Or, at a minimum, stop making current nickels and simply legislate that current cents are now worth 5 cents. Change the denomination on new copper...
If you are still buying why are you wanting it to be going up? I am buying again at these new levels, but I would be tickled pink if it went down...
Yes, that is what I was saying about the darkening being the toning of the copper in the alloy. However, when I see brightly colored toning on...
Not just country life sir, I have a decently complete shop. I cut mine out at my dad's though since has a couple of specialized pieces of...
Sears are much better books. The Greek and Greek Imperial cover not very much, but are good starts. His roman, either the one volume edition, (get...
It does not sound out of line for earlier half follis'.
While I applaud a library, having a decent one myself, it depends on what you want to collect. For instance, the Sayles books are fun little reads...
Too much wear, especially on the reverse, for me to say anything higher than VF35. I wouldn't argue too hard with a 40, but not in my eyes.
It can only be Anastasius, Justin, or Justinian by type. Might be hard to narrow down further lacking legends. BD is more of a soil condition or...
Maybe they screwed up the bid acceptance parameters on Ebay. I won a set of BMC Greek once because the seller was going to change his parameters...
There were no GSA 1965 Kennedy's. Sounds like a garage grade nobody. For $6 you are not out, but do not believe the grade on the plastic, its a...
Oh, sorry, I thought you were saying the bottom pic is the coin you were unsure of. Yes, there are many dies made for these, so many different...
[ATTACH] Sure looks happy.
It looks like this one from HA....
Yes, Contans II was pretty famous for standing figure types. A half follis from him is scarcer though than earlier emperors.
You know, my Mom had a really pretty silver plate in her house with some gorgeous toning on it, until I discovered it was not silver but stainless...
So again, I am just trying to clarify what you are saying sir. What is sounds like to me is, "If I have a hidden safe I can conceal assets if I...
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