Yeah, no maker would pass the opportunity to mark its silver products as sterling or .925. Definitely silver-plated. Nice bowl, though!
Melt value means it's worth essentially what the metals composing the coin are worth should they be melted down (literally). Assuming your quarter...
Looks sort of like PMD to me, only because of the amount of wear right there by the CUD-like area. Hard to say as to the 0, as it's pretty gunked up.
Definitely cleaned in some form, but doesn't appear to be harshly so. I can't tell if there are any directional abrasions, but it looks like...
Assuming your camera is relatively new (less than 10 years old), it will have the capability to take good pictures of coins. Most people seem to...
Definitely try to find one at a coin show. I have yet to visit a single coin shop that--when it comes to scarcer coins--isn't over-priced or isn't...
Yes, definitely be careful when sending any PayPal payments online. They will use any excuse they can think of not to support you should anything...
Thanks for the replies! I was hoping the 1819 wasn't cleaned, but the more I look at it the more I agree that it is.
I've been collecting for about 3 years. I just recently got a job within the past year that allows me to buy some coins that are a bit more...
Hello, I've come across a franklin half that had a "funny looking date" when I looked at it, kind of smudgy, so I snapped some high-res photos to...
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