Posted a few items on eBay in true auctions with no reserves, bids start at $0.99. ------------------------------------------------------ 1900...
Hi Tom, can you offer some more insight that may help us mere plebians? ;) I don't see any obvious signs of funny-business regarding the toning....
I think they could go below issue price if gold tanks. A big chunk of their current value and issue price is the gold content.
Looks AU58FH to me. I don't see any problems with the toning, and it's a very attractive example of the design/type.
The sleeze bags come out of the wood work when the US Mint does something like this. I guess at least we can easily identify the money-grubbing...
I couldn't agree more. That was my first thought looking at the pictures -- then I saw your comment...and made me chuckle a bit. Literally was...
They used to actually sell modern coins besides NCLT. Now they are essentially modern world slabbed bullion dealers. I have never had any...
Why do you all put up with this stupidity? The US Mint is obnoxious at best... :arghh: :mad:
Point taken, and that new article was actually quite benign regarding the normal "spend more money" pontification. The other articles I read...
And, I have to wonder -- is the OP upset that someone else might make more money flipping these, or that he might not get one for his actual...
How many of these "boom then bust" products does the Mint have to release before people figure this out?? Whole lotta hype and a whole lotta...
There is one answer to all of those posts... ;) Rule #1: Be rich. Be rich so you can buy all of the "keys". Be rich so you can amass a...
For a second I thought this was a picture from the website "people of WalMart". :D
Yes, it is. Nice looking quarter.
It wasn't when I made my comment. :rolleyes:
Fantastic historical post. Two thumbs up -- this should be a featured article IMO.
Set B is better in both examples.
...Yes... "completely indistinguishable from the original" except for the silver wash coming off of the surfaces and brass underneath showing...
Sounds like a cool collecting idea. I'm not sure an "album" would exist for such a collection as the diameter of "crown-sized" coins can vary...
I also see "M.F. TABER" like this one sold by Jhon E. Cash's website. Welcome Vincent! :cool:
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