Compare the Mint's defect rates with cars. The 2005 Ford Mustang had 5 complaints/vehicle. The Hyundai Sonata was 2/100 and the Nissan Quest was...
66' = 20+ meters => 8,141 cubic meters x 19,300 kg/cubic meter = 157,122,000 kg (157,122 metric tons) x 32.15 troy ounces/kg = 5,051,500,000 troy...
Look at half and large cents. My favorite die crack is...
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Let's assume the original poster intended that the seller, walking into your store, has a genuine 1909-S VDB but has no idea as to its value. The...
slightly :off-topic:, but I can just see John Force mounting a set of M&H Dragmasters on gold rims and doing a burn out prior to a 3.9 second...
Apparently, there are a number of people making electrotypes of key (and not so key) early coppers now, some quite good.
I would also notify ANACS with full information on the seller
A more generic question. Shouldn't modern (post Hobby Protection Act...
Join a local coin club http://coinbrowser.com/clubs.php?state=Maryland and ask about nearby reputable shops. Go to a local show...
Send it back to NGC for reholdering. It is $5 (plus shipping/handling) to put it in a scratch resistant holder...
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Unfortunately, all the gold confiscated in 1933 was melted into bullion and all numismatic value lost.
Masters in what? Same as bachelor degree?
unless the coins have great detail, I wouldn't pay more than $5 each. Yes, the owner pretty much destroyed any value the coins might have had.
If I had to trade my entire collection (a few thousand coins, mostly common) of which only ~200 are really important to me, I wouldn't trade those...
1794 Cohen-6b half cent in VG - a unique (R.8+) coin
The government can't just take it, they have to compensate you for it: Amendment V of the US Constitution (emphasis mine) No person shall be...
If real, PCGS would slab it as GENUINE but not list a grade. NGC and ANACS would grade it as Fair-2 or Poor-1 details and list its defects...
What was its date?
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