He didn't ask about the ones with the W mint mark - at least that's not how I understood his question. And the ones with the W mint mark are the...
Howdy mrgsc - Welcome to the Forum !! Yes, the mint sold bags of those coins.
There is no such thing as an accurate price guide. Yes the Grey Sheet is as close as you can get to one - forget all the other even exist. If...
No it wouldn't, right away. But once the thin copper plating is gone, then the zinc deteriorates. That's why they use the copper plating to begin...
More a side effect than anything else. They weren't trying to produce Proof Like coins, they were just trying to do a good job. Well, they...
He's just saying it is a common mistake.
Sometimes the copper plating will bubble when it is applied. Looks like that's what happened here.
The dies were slightly concave. All basining is is another word for polishing. So just about any coin that can be found PL, the dies were basined.
J - Mark Feld is one of the most knowledgeable and highly respected people there is in numismatics. If he says he's sure it's fake - you can take...
Howdy eric - Welcome to the Forum !! If the right side is close to the real color they were trying to make it look like a Spanish colonial gold...
Yes they were, however they are also defined by the US Congress and by the US Mint as numismatic items.
Howdy suite - Welcome to the Forum !! Your pics are a bit small to be able to judge the coin but I can tell you this. You have one of three...
The mint does not sell them to the general public. You have to buy them from a dealer.
Huge mistake - don't ever do that !! And if the dealer you are visiting told you that - I'd suggest that you look for a new dealer.
Get 'em all, but start with the ANA book. And realize that Photograde is only for circulated coins - it does not deal with MS coins at all....
Howdy Nick - nice to see ya :hail:
That's what vtcoins sells ;) So does civitasgalleries.com
Not to be given ya hard time, but then you need to look at little closer at what you are reading. They will say something like this - Sold...
They minted them in 1999 I think.
The fee is already added in when you look up realized prices.
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