It can be quite difficult to find one with the hinge intact.
The rims are not complete. They are worn flat in some spots. Look at 6 o'clock on the obverse and 12 & 6 on the reverse. And if the rims are not...
There's another easy method you can do at home. Take the coin you are unsure about and place on the table next to a clad example - side by side....
Would you be surprised to learn that coins with total mintage numbers under 100 or even 50 most often sell for bullion value ? Well they do. And...
The information you need to understand this is that mintage numbers quite often have little if anything to do with a coin's value. The only thing...
And that's how ya get there Ruben - study and practice :thumb:
Don't misunderstand my comments, the coins themseleves are not rare or even hard to find - they exist in huge numbers. They are condition rarities...
To the best of my knowledge the plan was scrapped for the time being.
It sounds like a Spanish maravedis coins, but as requested please post pics.
Can't say for sure I have been told that it won't work with Vista at all.
Yeah they are, some of them are quite beautiful.
There are quite a few folks out there who will place bids on auctions like these for just that reason. They are hoping to discourage sellers from...
It's not at all unusual for the people you talk to on the phone when ya call the mint to not know what they are talking about. And to be quite...
Again I would agree.
I'd agree with VG.
The fact that the only dirt on the coin is in the recesses and protected areas. But as I said, looks like it was done some time ago and since retoned.
So be it. I think that effectively puts an end to this discussion.
PCGS follows the Red Book, if it's listed in the Red Book they will note the variety. If it isn't they won't.
Not trying to talk down to you at all. But the information you are getting is wrong - period. I'll let it go at that.
Two reasons, one is that there were very, very few high quality coins of any denomination even minted during those years. And two, nobody saved...
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