It's a Canadian note not an Australian note. Also, I posted the note to show that it was a radar and not a flipper regardless of the "1"s on it....
I agree with the acid bath. When I was in school (back in the 70's) we abused all kinds of coins in shop class or in lab. I'm not surprised that...
Definitely boogered up or smooshed.
I agree wth the general public not knowing about silver prices. It's gold that they talk about and the ones that think they are investment smart...
To me, 22222220 is close but no cigar. I'd keep it but I wouldn't pay anything extra for it.
Zeros count. Also, "1"s don't count in flippers (rotators). This note below (which I just pulled out of the till a couple of minutes ago), is a...
Plated.
Good question. I also collect art. Some pieces I have are from artists that were just starting out and I was able to buy their work for dirt...
I dunno..... ask Doug.
Use a scanner. That'll produce nice quality pics and try to leave it as big as possible.
Buffed and dipped.... a lot. It's only a filler not a keeper.
I owned an antique business for several years and purchased a lot of estates. Over the years, I had dozens of pieces of jewelry that were made...
I find that with non-collectors, their first thought regarding a gold coin is to make a nice ring or necklace with it. The idea of "rarity"...
Excellent! Thanks for posting!
One of the top Hobo nickel artists is a member here: http://www.cointalk.com/member.php?u=2560
New polymer note. The only errors (besides the one I mentioned) were ink smears. It was a thrill to hear of a misprint.
I've been checking them everyday. A friend had a customer come into his shop with an $50 error. The first I've heard about. It had two separate...
Who left the door unlocked?!
You have the same chances or maybe better just by buying rolls at the bank. To me, to pay outrageous amounts for one roll from a scammer is...
Ditto.
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