You've got the makins of quite a collection going there ;) Nothing valuable really, but some pretty neat coins all the same. The Peace dollar and...
Part of the reason is lower mintage numbers - another part is that some years are known for having gem coins in the sets. People buy them, crack...
You only think it's hard - it's not really. Just takes a little practice. Hey - if I can do it - ANYBODY can ;)
Easy - they cherry pick the gems out of the sets and submit them for grading. Then they sell the culls.
You need what is called a macro lens - ask about them at your camera shop.
Cool - :cool: Great coin - Congrats !! But you gonna have to figure out the pics on this one yourself kiddo :eek:
Yup - and raxafarian beat bofus :D I could be doin better - kinda bummed after the Eliasberg auction :(
They're buying the pedigree - just like I was trying to do. It was the single greatest collection in the world. I would have liked to own a small...
Howdy Juliette - Welcome to the Forum !! The coin you are asking about is not French - it's Austrian, and it should be made of gold if genuine....
The Proof version of the Ocean View nickels was released in the Proof sets. That's why they have them to sell - they broke the coins out of the...
Well I'll tell ya - I pretty much bid double the estimates for the coins I bid on. I was still low by 100 - 400%. :(
Second lowest mintage of the silver nickels ;)
Well it wasn't current mint products I had in mind - I would expect those will stay pretty much where they are.
Well if nothing else you reminded me of something I forgot - I should have included British coinage as well ;)
Anything issued by the US Mint from 1792 to date. When ? - this year.
Howdy chanji22 - Welcome to the Forum !! It's an Austrian gold ducat with the bust of the Emperor Franz Joseph on the obverse and Austrian arms...
ROTFL !!! Ohhhhhh you guys are killin me :D It's too late at night to laugh this hard - I'm goin to bed.
Howdy Keith - Welcome to the Forum !! That's exactly what happened - coins were stuck together - with glue. There were at least 3 of them, with...
I suspect there is a book out there someplace, I know there are articles & ads found in old issues of the numismatic press - but some can remember...
Yes that is the mint mark - Berlin, 26,855,000 struck. Values range from $2.50 in F to $15 in Unc.
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