Good catch, I didn't read his war nickels had no mint marks. No war nickels contain silver unless the large mintmark appears over the Monticello....
Great answer, of course. Counterstamps are a real grey area of numismatics. To me, if a government counterstamps then its a new coin, and...
I would say it depends. If you are buying for yourself, like the detail and cannot afford a better XF coin, then go ahead. I do not think most...
Great point, I have never seen a private listing worth bidding on. Is there a way to filter these out of search results?
"War nickels" refer to the metal composition that changed in 1942 lasting until 1945. It has nothing to do with the actualy dates of WWII, just...
All good posts. I agree with all three, that variable costs are all that matter really once a mine is in production, all of them have different...
Manymore gave you your definitive answer. Unless I buy these from a collection I know is 20 years old or more I assume fake. Even older ones I...
Great idea and I am sure it can help capture some of the true idiots out there. Anyone with half a brain would remove it from its holder to...
Not as much as you are sir. I look forward to yoru posts and hope they continue. I enjoy learning new things from them. Chris
Good point adn I agree sir except that this is only applicable to either further out years or if other metals fall much further. Even though...
My guess would be grease on the dies. I have seen many wheats like this. At first I was thinking mechanical damage, but typically if that were the...
I am sure it depends on the industry and prices of the goods. In my position I oversee a retail food store as part of my job. I will tell you for...
You can ask DesertGem about this subject. He is our resident expert here on gems I believe. I would simply say the high wire risk of buying...
This is a dirty little secret of bullion, the fact it is used to smuggle funds and launder money. The attributes that make it attractive to...
Also by that definition nearly every metal would be. Most metals at one time or another have been coinage, including steel, lead, aluminum, and...
Like others have noted, the denomination is put their for taxes reasons somewhat. The real reason is collectors. Many collectors simply only buy...
I just bought one like your second one here Randy. I bought it because, (besides being bored), it looks so unusual. Here are the Ebay pics:...
Personally, if you wish to start looking through coins, I would buy the latest cherrypickers books. Those will let you know the varieties you are...
Here is one I got from Wikipedia. [ATTACH]
Another resource is www.cngcoins.com. They have their sold coins available for research. Not as large as wildwinds, but you can trust the...
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