Not to mention that empty, unsealed, "new" Mint envelopes are always for sale on eBay. So if you open a set and it isn't a prize, you can "seal"...
That's an excellent starting point. And if you found these roll searching, you're already well ahead; buying silver at face value is always a...
The S is exactly as "real" as the zombie, no more, no less. And it's no more or less significant. Look at it closely -- it's not an "S", it's a...
It looks like an extremely rare Doubled Thread error.
"It" didn't. A random blob did, as random blobs do on millions of other cents, and you're staring at random blob after random blob until you...
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What kind of 2 would it be? Where would it have come from? There's no typeface like that anywhere else on the coin. You're looking for shapes in...
Five hundred by 0.01g? Seven dollars? Sigh...
Oh, what nonsense. Here's how I described the last problem coin I sold on eBay: I listed it BIN/BO with a high asking price. I got my full...
I've seen it stated here on multiple occasions that those old Mint envelopes were not actually sealed as issued from the mint, even though they...
That was a long lurk. :)
You'll come out MUCH further ahead by taking the cost of one or two grading fees, and instead buying the Red Book, the Official ANA Grading...
(-jeffB digs around for that "thumbs-up" icon) So, for @Kentucky, @Oldhoopster, and other chemists on the forum: what's going on here chemically?...
Don't be humbled -- be challenged and inspired!
Most likely, so did they. And when they found they didn't get a prize, well, maybe showing the original packaging will convince some people that...
When you're doing inheritance calculations, don't ever discount the value of "spending time with happy Dad/Grandpa" and "hearing Dad/Grandpa play". :)
I don't have much useful to add to @Dave Waterstraat's post above, but I can't help myself. :rolleyes: Whenever I see someone here saying "always...
In other news, I finally looked up the history of the Castaing machine, so now I know it's not called that because you used it to casta coins. :oops:
Let's have a look at that title one more time: 1895-O -- check. Morgan Silver Dollar -- check. Off to a good start! CHOICE -- LIAR. Uncirculated...
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