CPM9ball is correct ziplock storage bags and ziplock food containers (the hard sides with lids aka us poor people's tupperware..lol) some are #5...
Not to mention the 45 foot wheat and 52 foot Ike dime no wonder someone bid on it. Think how much silver would be in any 52 foot circumference dime.
How they are made is the coins struck twice with at least double the pressure coming down on the planchets from the dies. The dies are also hand...
God bless coin mag. price lists, the littleton's of the world and even NGC/PCGS price lists rather like assumptions and guesses. Also bless those...
Wouldn't you think (unless it's imbedded into the metal itself) if the coin was cleaned they would have tried to do something about that big black...
Basically everyone who has ever bought an item from the mint they all came with a COA and on that certificate somewhere is the autograph in...
In fact in 1981/82 almost 75% of the national store of silver had been sold under Reagan. In 1982-1983 HR47 Statue of Liberty-Ellis island...
As far as I know the way the ASE and AGE programs work the act says the silver and gold have to be "virgin". They didn't use melted down barbers...
That and also depends on the dealer/shop you go to. I know one guy here around Chicago keeps everything and sells them in a bargain/cull bucket to...
What suprised me was he had two sets of the 5K and 10K notes but as I understood it only one set was a brother and sister pair (matching serial...
I have always avoided "second" and "third" tier services but I only pay what I feel the coin is worth raw give or take a dollar or two. My take is...
Personally I use #5 polypropylene. It has almost no leaching or breakdown of materials. #2 high density polyetehylene is good but eventually from...
Not to mention it's a rare, limited edition, only made one year . Sold out at the mint and that after 2012 they can't make anymore with 2012 on...
$89 isn't a bad price most places I've looked is $95 to $109 depending on label.
As for dealer retail prices for sets are about 1100-1300 in MS69 even ebay and online/national coin dealers are about that. 3K are for MS70 sets...
You say investment so it depends on flip time. Selling within a year then roll especially if you time any market upswings right. However if...
Looks like someone played around with an old tool and die (not the same die as minting dies I might mention) kit that machinists used. The dime...
Could be thinking of one of two things. There are 1884 O/O (or as some claim O/CC) Vam's out there not in Cherrypickers guide that I have. So for...
I agree the darkness of the coins makes it hard but it does look like there is at least some evidence of wear on the wreath on the reverse of 07...
Let's also not forget that this is the racketeering nickel. Plate it in gold and many merchants at the time would have given you silver and copepr...
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