A member of our local coin club [in NC] mostly confines his metal detecting to the UK. Not because he is a British citizen [he is], but because...
Looks like a legitimate offset to me. Reversed, right position. And I have seen offsets that are so clear that if they weren't reversed, you would...
Wow! You got a chance to respond to the complaint. When I got a "not as described", paypal reversed the transaction, sending my account negative...
I don't even recall signing up for the "remember my credit card" option, but I have it. Probably signed up accidentally. So whenever I hit Pay...
The University of North Carolina has a nice money collection, too. https://docsouth.unc.edu/imls/currency/currdesc.html I have been told that they...
Back in the early '60's, US Customs refused me permission to import an AU CC $20 gold piece. Their rule was if Friedberg didn't say it was worth...
Here is a scan of a page from a recent Brookman catalog. It gives the Scott number of the stamp, a brief description, and date of issue. The...
The best easy way to price covers is the same as the best easy way to price coins: go on eBay and check out the sold prices. Most collectors use...
According to one source, the average IQ worldwide was 89.2 in 2000, down from 91.6 in 1950, so 88 today seems likely....
Obviously, thousands of archeologists have faked the Roman Empire; if you don't think that a conspiracy that large is possible, just remember...
I was at a coin show once where a dealer was making a big deal out or cutting an unc $1000 bill out of its slab. Stuck a knife in one end and made...
I thinkI missed this thread when it came up 3 years ago. But in answer to why no obverse: this is government property; by not showing the "In God...
I'm at that age where when giving away stuff I say "Thanks for taking that off my hands." Your coin dealer story reminds me of the time I was in a...
In my experience it is not that uncommon for a collection to be all genuine items - except for the very rare stuff.
Depending on the circumstances, interfering in someone else's transaction just might subject you to financial liability. To prevent fraud,...
My "Lucky Eights" Silver Cert. And it's a star.[ATTACH]
Victoria, Texas, National Bank Notes are not that rare. You might consider picking up one of those.[ATTACH]
You have to look close, since it's in small print, but the posting you quote is from Nov 2015. Yeh, sometimes I forget to check the date on a...
I had about a dozen baggies at one time, and opened most to sell when silver got to around $30 an oz, so I know what the granules look like. They...
Sorry, not going to open the baggie. But if you google "silver granules" and click on images, there are lots of pictures of granules similar to...
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