Hi - sounds like an excellent contest! And I could always use a new ancient for my collection...
Just my luck - I always forget to check the contest page regularly!
If I were marking up a dealer's inventory, I would mark the coins with a code instead of a price. Then, I would post a sheet explaining how to...
I haven't had those kinds of problems selling on eBay, but I do agree that it is weighted heavily in favor of the buyer right now. When eBay took...
The seller's pictures lack resolution, but here they are: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110663379231
Often, those coins were released when there was a spike in silver value (which led to more being melted down in certain years) or a war. For...
I recently purchased a 1948 Franklin, slabbed by ANACs with a label noting "DDR FS-801 Die 1". I'm not familiar with Franklins, so I'm having...
It sounds like your grandfather may have been one of the assay commission members - they all got medals (and typically, a very few additional...
Sounds like you got a good deal. Btw, in general, a medal has medallic orientation (if you hold the piece at 12:00 & 6:00 when you spin it, the...
The Italian Lira are common coins that I often see in the 10/$1 or 5/$1 bins. Off the top of my head, I don't think there are any rare ones. Some...
It looks like the sterncastle of the Atocha is closer to being found. This may yield some additional silver & gold coinage:...
Very cool! Thanks. Did your friend happen to have the Eglit number? I've seen that identifier on a lot of medals; what book does it come from?...
This seems like a good time to talk with your grandfather and mine his knowledge. The vast majority of grandkids who end up selling off their...
Looks like it may have been buried at one point (the surface is a bit porous). There were a LOT of L&C medals produced for the 1904 Louisiane...
Sounds loony to me. After any war, we tend to see the market flooded with coins from a country (even if it's just troops bringing back souvenirs).
The thing about toned coins is that they're not fixed / stable. You never know how they're going to look in a few months... much less a few years....
Anyone? This may need a bump...
No, he means that it is only worth whatever an ounce of silver is worth (aka, the "spot price" of silver). Many people have that attitutude about...
Beautiful pics! I have a MS63RD for comparison: [ATTACH][ATTACH]
Beautiful coin! I really like those & am saving up to get one. The 3 cent pieces are also very well done for a private coin of that time period.
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