Franklin Mint, I mean....I stay on the lookout for these. Krause does some detail on these, but see previous posts of mine about the finishes on...
Just bought this for a princely 5.15 USD including tax and handling. Very nice Harpy Eagle - well executed: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Wow, I wish we could get someone from the Royal Mint to give it up! Nice that you found the book.
Excellent, can I ask how you got that information or do you have to shoot me? LOL
I don't know as the Royal Mint promised to respond to me on their Facebook site and I also sent the requests through their web site. Not to...
Yes, there are Unc/PL (U) versions for 1980, 1981, 1983 in the 20 Balboa series (no 1982) and all are 0.500 fine silver.
Get the slow-motion popcorn out as we can all learn....
Yea, I don't agree with that at all. They pumped some life into an otherwise very boring series with an upgrade on the diework and more...
Well, many mints do have a difference between the specimen like (non proof) uncirculated sets and the coins minted for circulation....This is what...
Except they are not forthcoming in many instances. For the defunct Franklin Mint, these likely will never be available. The Royal Mint does NOT...
I do know that Mister T in his area is as fanatical as I am in mine so am guessing he then has sources (as he seems to indicate in his post) for...
Ah, OK then. And what would the differences be between the circulation and set pieces?
Too bad you have that spin to it, but not all of us do. The Franklin Mint made some wonderful versions, especially the 20 Balboas - I like the...
Very similar design and wear characteristics however. And IMO the OP coin is a 58-62.
And words - hairlines - that I already used in two posts. Now here is a “62” by the same company (and the photo makes this coin look BETTER than...
Which might be worth 20x the value of the 1864 as it may be "finest known" or at least finest graded.
Here’s a couple pics as promised : [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 1879 half sov obverse and reverse (even these are larger by 2.5 - 5 x on my Apple 13 inch...
IMO light hairlines in hand, but commiserate with 58-62. The coin has really stirring PL appearance in hand and even across the coffee table! Tell...
They gave it a 55. It is my coin, and not particularly rare so I don’t have a big stake in it but would have given it 58-62 range, I have quite a...
I rather like this coin that was purchased slabbed - which I generally do not do as the sellers act like they are on crack when it comes to...
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