You are right, sorry relying on my US coin memory. Of course I meant the unique 1870s whihc was unknown to the hobby until the 70's I believe.
You are approaching this from a standpoint of a dealer, of course you will be able to tell the difference. I am saying how much confusion and...
Marshall is 100% correct. In 1980 you could sell close to spot on the way up. Once the Hunt's defaulted and the silver market started declining no...
First, there is an even better way to make things like this detectable, its called following the Hobby Protection Act and marking them COPY. You...
Actually I have seen some good Iranian books on Central Asian coins. I cannot read it so haven't gotten them, but I do think you have some very...
So how about just a random creation? Forty years ago a 1873s half dime appeared, with no mint record to show it struck. There still isn't a 1873s...
I am sorry if this upsets me, but I have delat with things like this in the hobby a long time. Let me ask a couple of questions to Mr. Carr...
Barry, Just to let you know, any detergent is potentially bad for coins as it can promote bronze disease. If you washed these in Dawn you...
The only completely safe thing you can do is to soak them in distilled water. Distilled water has had its minerals removed, so chemically it is...
I agree Cloud, we always almost agree. However I would say oil has political problems. Think of the countries with declining production, Mexico,...
Really? You condone forging US coin designs? I know its a "bullion" item, but it still is legal tender. I don't see how the man is not behind...
http://www.adn.com/2009/11/08/1005008/alaska-gold-production-highest.html# From Anchorage Daily News. Maybe you consider this source bad, idk....
Or invest in the US miner that mines them, Molycorp. I did. I am not making a stock recommendation, especially since I own it. Just posting...
Like others have said, no way to know without a knowledgable coin collector going through them. I will give you a quick hint though. If there...
I will agree completely. It is WHY toned coins used to be dipped regularly. I like the coin though, and I know its close to the toned/corrosion...
You can always try the internet wayback machine and see if they have the initial press release archived: http://waybackmachine.org/ There...
So the price you quoted was not really for toning, but really for a quality premium. I was suspecting that, since it is a nice coin. My concern...
I agree with you Doug that they chose their fineness. But, there is a discrepancy between that and saying they had the ability to do .999 fine....
I would agree with Rhino and understand why the seller may have taken the easy way out and sold to a US customer. I have had packages missing...
Just curious Paul, you would pay 3.25x book for that little bit of toning around the edge on the mercury? I thought you liked coins with full...
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