You are? If you factor in inflation, (or time value of money), and had to sell today, you would be ahead? I doubt I would be. Its easy to be ahead...
The better dips sir you do not know they were ever dipped. That is why you do not see it. Again, not advocating it for everyone, but the truth is...
You should learn Jason. Get some dip, get some crummy, blackish toned junk silver, and practice. The day will come sir when you buy an old coin in...
Dipping, like Doug pointed out, can be used to preserve coins. I commisurate with Tonedcoins since I know toned coins in the past were dipped to...
I think you would be in trouble sir because of one word, relief. You simply do not know how consistent the mass is between the two coins, and this...
Well I was saying if you bought a problem coin in the 60's for $4 your return today would not be nearly as strong as if you bought the problem...
But the coins I mentioned I specifically chose very common coins. There are tens and tens of thousands of these around. If I wanted to quote on...
That's true sir. The only way to tell on the dime would be a SG test, (besides a silver test, which is destructive). Weigh it, see its...
Those three dates I remember reading stories about people complaining about fakes in the 1960's. They have all been faked for a very long time, so...
But the person who realizes its a fake will go back to the person he bought it from demanding a refund. A fake product has no defense, and if you...
Jason, well first you have to have bought problem free coins at a fair price to begin with. That right there destroys many collectors' returns....
Everything you listed is circulation change here. Not one item is worth more than face value in my eyes. I would say go to a money changer locally...
I guess they changed them. Doesn't surprise me. They used to say a 63 was an above average coin and the majority of coins submitted would not...
For ancient cash there is still out there a ton of interesting, inexpensive pieces if you know where to buy. I will not stop buying, you simply...
Tough call. Even you Doug have pointed out the line between damaged and not is not set in stone. I do not find the marks QUITE rising to the point...
You are correct sir, I forgot to post info specific to this coin. Wang Mang was a usurper to the Han dynasty, and struck many cool coins all in...
OP, you also have a bias going on with the 200 year old coins you are viewing as well. Almost all good chain cents long ago are in long term...
Well 99.9% of any you will ever see are fakes, and that number is way too low for Ebay. They made them, but they are prohibitively rare. There...
There is a whole different dynamic at auctions, especially when a lot of non-collectors are there. THe thread Hobo generously posted has a lot of...
You mean the softness? No it normal for these. Also look at the banner on the reverse, there is always softness there. Not the best design...
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