Exactly the opposite, I think -- clad coins seem harder than silver, and I believe they wear more slowly. They do wear, though; the outer layers...
I'm guessing you'll be really lucky to get 10% back of spot from them. The place near me says they'll sell 90% silver coins at spot; if they're...
Do you have a website or blog where you post your findings?
Okay, spreadsheet gurus, coach me here. I buy a bag of 160 Liberty nickels for $200. It includes 20 culls, 100 AG-VG coins, 20 VG-F coins, 15 F+...
Don't know about the Canadian market for Canadian material, but down here in the southeastern US, sterling trades at a hefty discount. At a...
I've lost most of my OCD symptoms as I've aged, but mine never went in the cataloging direction anyhow. You'll find that your current approach...
You're misinterpreting the phrase. I'm not saying this to insult you or belittle you; I just mean that you aren't interpreting it the same way as...
"Pics or it didn't happen" is what the kids call a "meme", and what we geezers used to refer to as a "figure of speech". It's not a literal...
So if I say "Are you pulling my leg", will you get offended? Or will you lawyer up in anticipation that I'll press charges for assault, since I...
Well, we have ASEs that are marked with a face value of $1, and AGEs marked with face values of $5, $10, $25 and $50. I'll certainly grant that...
So, if "Coin Roll Hunting" has won, does that mean that all the threads on cash register finds, CoinStar finds, and things received in change are...
You got science in my numismatics! http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/02/the-probabilities-of-pennies/ In 1999, A Study Showed that, on...
Wow, Numismedia fair market value in G4 is $75 and in VG8 is $87.50. I understand that your dealer wants to make money, but he doesn't have to get...
Here's what I've found when it comes to "junk silver": On eBay, you can usually get pretty close to melt value. If you end the auction in the...
Actually, they lose "thickness" faster than they lose mass, because the high points wear down first. Here's a post I made (and never followed up...
Well, that's new. :( It looks like this is a matter of state law. The first hit I found was for Oklahoma, where it's a felony to possess more...
In The Good Old Days, every "Fun With Chemistry" book included the "Silver Penny" experiment. You'd take a copper "penny", soak it in lemon juice...
I know the uncirculated issues look like they have more upside potential (lower mintages), but I just love the look of a deep cameo gold proof....
You're talking about the true-value content of the lots, but you're missing the other half of the equation: the buyer's knowledge and...
As fatima says, this seems perfectly obvious. Pay for the house with legal tender coin, and report the legal face value. As a few minutes'...
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