Because the one has nothing to do with the other. Just because 1 coin with verdigris on it is stored in a given room, that verdigris does not...
People, dealers, are scared. So they are not buying or holding what they were a few months ago. They don;t want to be caught with their pants...
I'll get to that Peace dollar in that thread. But don't be too hung up on the time factor regarding toning either. That is also merely a general...
And rlm wouldn't ?? :bigeyes: Just razzin ya Mag - know that's not what ya meant :D
All of the things mentioned so far are good, but they are not definitive. In other words, there are exceptions to most of them. For example,...
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And how do you think I felt about saying it Jack ? But I'll tell ya what pal, THAT'S what makes you one of the good guys :thumb:
Honestly, it looks like a normal corroded coin to me. If you want to know for sure, get it weighed. If it is a missing clad layer coin it will be...
Precisely, MS67 is about as high as they go as a general rule. And in some cases, even a 67 is hard to come by.
Sticky threads don't work well. If we had a sticky thread for every thread thought worthy - you'd have dozens of pages of sticky threads at the...
It also depends on the date of the coin, designs changed from time to time. And the various mints sometimes had minor design changes as well....
Learned something from this thread, I never knew that the upset mill had a V shaped groove. I always thought it was just a flat edge against the...
Ruben, I will put this in its simplest terms. If it cost the mint 6 cents to make a $1 dollar coin, and the mint sells that $1 dollar coin to...
That is true Snaz, but it should be noted that latex gloves will leave smudges on coins. Their use is not recommended.
Krause values range from $35 in VG to $350 in XF. Mintages unknown. Should be noted that Krause values can be way too high and way too low.
Howdy Cory - Welcome to the Forum !! I'm afraid those coins you have pictured are replicas. Their value is minimal at best.
That is not quite true spock. To lose 1.5 grams of weight the coin would have to be worn nearly smooth. Given the amount of wear that the coin...
I wasn't saying I agreed with him or disagreed with him - I was asking him for his reasons as to why he thinks it is AT.
Very true. And one should never think that just because a coin is common or worth very little that it is unlikely that it would be counterfeited -...
The reason would be to encase the coin - it's quite common. There is even a special coin club for those who collect them. You can read about...
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