I had to check on this one just to make sure - " I have some others that say "Union Commerciale de Vimoutiers" for 10 cent dated 1922." That...
Howdy Bob - Welcome to the Forum !! Yes, they were used as money. The coins are rather common as that was just the standard design for those dates.
Pretty sure they hold them in Scottsdale and Phoenix - check the ANA site for dates.
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You probably won't see a roll in a US Mint wrapper at a coin show - most dealer's won;t buy them. They buy their rolls at the bank for face value....
If they were going to move - they would have by now.
There have been several articles written already about the poor quality of the satin finish coins. It seems your best bet is to go to a dealer and...
A subscription to Numismatic News would solve all those problems ;) I can't say it enough - in order to learn one needs to read, read, read...
Howdy sema - Welcome to the Forum !!
A minor ooops in the history - it was Louis XIIII's grandson that became Philip V, King of Spain. He wasn't much of a king really, his wife...
A suggestion for you then RustyProf - try to locate a local Boy Scout troop. They offer merit badges for coin collections and often the youngsters...
Julie - By all means post a pic - but we won't be able to say if the coin is genuine or not based on a pic. You need to weigh the coin as I...
They do it because mint employees were taking error coins that had been pulled from the batches to be released for circulation, smuggling them out...
You'd have to ask PCGS that question. It was intentional. With Morgan dollars just about every date and mint known can be found in PL and...
Well they were related ya know - family resemblance ;)
You're correct gxs - it is the natural way of things. Nonetheless, some collectors absolutely hate toned coins and do think of toning as a defect....
Primarily because nobody wants them or uses them in circulation. The same reason they haven't released any Sackys for circulation since 2001.
That's my concern exactly. I'm thinking that someone drilled a hole in a fake coin hoping that potential buyers would assume it was genuine and...
Howdy Julie - Welcome to the Forum !! There's really not much more to find out. There are plenty of known fakes for this coin out there - that...
I see where the confusion lies now - you thought that coin had the bust of George III - it doesn't - that's Charles III of Spain. ( assuming you...
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