In the meantime, an accurate weight (preferably in grains) would be helpful. I add my "welcome" also.
Sure, I've bought ASE's, U.S. comemmoratives, Maple Leafs, even some of the issues from places like the Marshall Islands, et cetera. But my main...
If you send a chopmarked coin to NGC, it will come back graded but with a "details" annotation. Their position is that chopmarks constitute...
Well, let me throw out some other players for comments. I've heard nothing bad about Silver Towne in Winchester, IN. But how about Patrick Mint...
I had read the thread you referred to. Can you (or anyone here) quantify, even roughly, how pervasive the phony bullion problem is? 1 in 1000? 1...
I have some questions pertaining to the various private mints that typically churn out one ounce silver rounds and bars. Who are the big players...
Girl next door types? That opens up a whole new vista in the actress category. Laura Prepon? Kristen Johnston? Kaley Cuoco? But I've made my...
I don't know about that. In a modern rendition of Lady Liberty, I can see the mint going with representing her in a three quarters view a la what...
I actually had that same passing thought.... See: http://www.cointalk.com/threads/amandas-fun-recap.241494/
I still think this discussion (even if it's not meant to be taken all that seriously) is generally wrong minded. The question can be boiled down...
I'm not at all sure that Lady Liberty need be portayed by a drop-dead gorgeous supermodel or movie star. I think that misses the point. How...
Or a pit from rust on the die. I don't want to be argumentative, but I looked this up to be sure, and I think you need to see p. 273 in Van...
The price actually obtained for these has seemed to be falling off a bit as of late, but $66 for an NGC certified one certainly isn't out of line,...
Your coin certainly has the "look" associated with ocean salvaged examples. It'd be helpful to see the others. The 8 reales recovered from the...
The spike above the eagle's wing is from a clashed die, and is considered to be fairly common. I think the other flaws you describe on the...
And encapsualting a error coin, to boot - what are the chances of that? I believe it would merit not doubling your estimate, but squaring it....o_O
Seems like sheer silliness to me over a very simple mistake. The ultimate example of people putting a ridiculous emphasis on the packaging as...
May well be authentic, but what a shaky provenance and history! For a potential buyer, that lack of a well-defined chain of ownership or title...
Went to the International Coin & Stamp Show today at the Tucson Convention Center. I thought it was a bit lackluster compared to last year, and I...
I have received NGC's reply to my inquiry as follows: "NGC did no [sic] keep a population for El Cazador, just the coin itself. " That's...
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