You're right. Your coin's edge is reeded, not plain. That alone is a red flag; the coin you have doesn't match the description supplied with it....
I'm assuming even the bean is irrelevant to value here. The only thing relevant is the serial number 17, and the only thing that would diminish...
Yeah, but the coin could be a 1966 Lincoln cent in MS61, and the slab would probably still get the same bids. As others have said, this is...
Of course, there are lots of people in the country to whom the coin is worth $1, and they probably think we're mentally ill.
Looks like the Reddit thread has hit all the major points I'd make. I'm just as happy that my collecting interests don't draw me into bidding wars...
"Dial F for Frankenstein", 1965. Great story. I first read it as a kid sometime in the early 70s. Not so much that everything was dependent on...
Might as well be, I guess...
Wonderful post, as always! One quick correction: you switched from "grams" to "grains" for weight part way through. Pretty sure all the weights...
Which one do you have in mind? Wondering if I've missed one...
What, exactly, do you know about this coin? I know that 9k gold coins exist, but a quick search doesn't turn up any for Pitcairn, and silver on...
That's what I'm talkin' about! I regret that I have but one like to give for this post. Oh, wait, and also a Best Answer...
Britannica did the work. I was just one of the blanks in the middle of the stack. :)
As I hit "post" on my first message, I was thinking to myself "...unless someone like @KBBPLL or @justafarmer can see enough pickup points left to...
While I was enjoying the privilege of checking these two out in person (but I'm not gloating), I asked @lordmarcovan whether they were struck with...
Could've been, but no one will ever know.
In unenlightened days past, when major policy changes came about through legislation rather than decree, I believe lawyers would go over them...
Well, at least you're not accusing him of using AI to generate it, which seems to be the current trend whenever someone makes an informative,...
...wouldn't that be treading on dangerous ground (selling a known counterfeit)?
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