No need for PMs :D Anyone that wants to contact their Congressional representatives about anything can do so here - Search - Congress
Never say never Nd :D Take for example the 1883 Liberty head nickel. There were over 16 million minted - an outrageous number for the time...
I understand what you mean mercury - but your question, as chevy said, is a bit tricky. You see - just about everybody has a different...
1 - The shilling - issued by Great Britain 2 - 20 rappen - issued by Switzerland 3 - 50 pfenning - issued by Federal Republic of Germany (...
As I mentioned in another thread - the value of a coin does not always equate to its rarity. As an example - the 1909-S VDB may arguably be the...
Well not quite always Nd. I have been known on more than one occasion to - open mouth - insert foot :eek: But thanks for the kind words :D...
The Greysheet is considered to be accurate. Thousands of dealers and collectors alike buy and sell coins based on its prices every day. But as you...
It depends on the grading company - and how you submit it. They have different tiers for submission that cost various ammounts. Some charge as...
As I stated earlier - it's hard to have a coin more rare than one with just 1 example. But there are many coins for which there is only 1 example....
The PCGS price guide - in my opinion - is a joke. Not only does it not reflect the prices one would expect to receive from a dealer - it does not...
Howdy Andy - I had to go back and dig up this post of yours so that I might answer it - finally :D I recently aquired the rather hard to...
The first true Proof sets were struck in Great Britain during the reign of George II in 1746 but there were examples of pattern and Proof coins...
A picture would go a long ways to help answer this question. But from the sound of it you may have examples of what is known as mechanical...
To see many rare coins I would suggest a visit to this site - Coin Facts Take your time and browse the entire site. There are a great many...
It probably is completely normal. Unplated zinc cents are not really uncommon. Many error collectors do collect them but unless they are high...
Yes - there were nickels made between Jan. & Mar. The Mint's production of coins always begins well before the release date. Your own...
It depends on how you define the term rarest. There are a great many coins of which there is only 1 - kind hard to get more rare than that. The...
These 4 - NGC PCGS Anacs ICG And only these 4. Until you learn enough about coins to be able to accurately grade them yourself.
Realized auction prices are perhaps the best indicator of true value. The problem with them is whether or not they were current auctions. Prices...
Howdy ch77 - welcome to the Forum ! I don't know that much about ancients - but that looks like either a very poorly made cast copy or a very...
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