Tpgs put all kinds of special things on labels, but most collectors believe wholeheartedly that the "top" tpg slabs contain 100% authentic items....
I did not state that they certified a fake, merely stated that they can not make a blanket guarantee for everything in their slabs to be...
Sure can. Check ebay 160045579447.
The old canvas type bags typically held the equivalent of 100 rolls of coins. Back in the 60s & 70s I used to buy a $50 bag of cents from the San...
(Large) cents (and occasionally tokens) used to be nailed over the doors of barns for good luck. I have a few cwts that have two holes close...
I don't think NGC will be making any blanket authenticity guarantee for all of their slabs as they have knowingly slabbed items with "COPY"...
Sorry for my tardy response - still working way too much. Not sure if the OP will check back in, but that counterstamp is not listed in Bruck's...
Hi Bruce, Exonumia consists of tokens, medals and other non-monetary coin-like objects. The noun exonumia is from two classical Latin roots:...
I have received three blank planchets in change during my lifetime - 2 cents and 1 nickel. Very oddly, one of the cents and the nickel came from...
Your link did not work for me, but the search line indicated the 118/418a id, which is the correct id. The lower case "a" at the end of the id...
Your token is id NY 630M-6ao, with the 1061 reverse (Indian head side). Rarity rating is R3 (500-2000 known), which is still considered rather...
I collect their first cousins, but there are literally thousands more of them. I will consider it a major accomplishment if I even hit the 25% mark.
There are reference books available as well. I have "Mormon and Utah Coin and Currency" by Alvin E. Rust, 1984. These are frequently available on...
AdamL, if you can post pics or provide more description (diameter, metal, any cutouts, features, etc.) I will try to id it for you. I don't have...
Hmmm, was hoping to see a picture or at least some description of the other side. This is highly likely to be post Civil War. The single most...
I would have guessed it was an oil company promotional item, but that is purely a guess. Any value would be far less than the cost of a stamp to...
Thanks for the compliment cloudsweeper, I do get a bit passionate about tokens at times, and its nice to hear of someone checking them out and...
Or it is very possible/likely to have multiple books/systems for a given coin. For instance with the U.S. patterns that GDJMSP mentioned, there...
You're right there Conder. Something that I would not have thought of. First a milk bottle cap (man, the things I should have saved)....
The Fuld's developed a dual numbering style system for Civil War tokens, one for Patriotic tokens, and another for the store cards. The patriotics...
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