I actually haven't bid on a silver in a while. I will have to jumo in and get it doen one of these days, though. I recall many years ago when...
That is not really a scratch - it is a "bag mark" - is this case from being dumped into the hopper after striking. The Unc. 40% silver Ikes got...
I lived in England and the UK, and I would have to say that their postal services are not as good as the USPS - they are better! I don't fault...
I stand the set on its edge on top of a small anvil (I am sure a cement floor would work just as well) and I tap it all the way around to break...
Nice one. I have a few of the bronze, one goldine, and am searching for a silver. They used to be more reasonable - prices have gine up...
It already did happen back in the early 80s. Hundreds of thousands (millions?) of silver (pre '65) proof sets were sold for melt value when...
I might very well be wrong, but I disagree that the Mint would have made an endless supply. In theory, there was an open-ended production - in...
Yes, you are right - I should have ordered earlier. However, at the same time, if there were a limit of 5 or 10 coins per person, they would have...
I don't mean any insult or disrespect, but I have no sympathy for you. You are speculating on current year collector coins, which is a real...
Struck through grease is an error, but a routine one and not related to a defective die. It is so common in business strikes that it is TREATED...
I spend $ coins all the time, soemtimes 2$ bills, and on occassion an Ike.
CONGRESS is in denial. The Mint does what it is told to do. They know the fate these coins will suffer (sitting in vaults by the millions).
I have received registered letters from outside of the country (both in the US and when I was living in Germany). The Post Office did make me...
As Condor101 had mentioned, the rates are a bit higher than my guess. I saw one brochure today at the PO that says the fee starts at 9.50 and...
Why usn't a coin like that slabbed??
Exactly. Israel can track the letter from point of origin/sending, not the US. The USPS will presumably track the letter here, but it won' be in...
Registered from the US is a LOT extra. It is very expensive in the US to register a letter - 4 or 5 or 6 dollars, somewhere in that range. (It is...
Got to adit I am happy - I missed the 2007W and I am glad for this second chance. We will see what other surprises the Mint can come up with in...
The point is, how would he know? Many graves are unmarked. As a former gravedigger, I know that a layer of black dirt means you are digging...
I am not a lawyer, but it seems to be that this is grave robbing and illegal. Don't ask me to explain why it is "OK" to dig up King Tut, but to...
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