All peace dollars (and standing liberty quarters) have the Roman V used as a U. Someone else will have to answer the "why" part.
Also, no matter what grade is on the coin's holder, it is still the same coin, regardless. They all do an equally good job of protecting the coin...
Jewelry stores use sonic waves in water to clean grime out of rings. Maybe something like that would work without harming the surface of the coin.
U.S. 1803 Half Dollar, small 3
Accugrade advertises that they are the most consistent graders. They leave out that most people consider them to be consistenty wrong. There...
here's the pic. One of my favorites.
There's one on ebay right now from Hawaii that I'd like to have since its on a peace dollar but $100.00....yikes.
The VAM book is about 2 inches thick and filled with many that are practiacally indistinguishable from one another. I've never heard of a complete...
yep! http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?t=3352
A similar post was on the ebay forum not too long ago. This one was from an add in the newspaper insert "Parade". As I recall, the buyer was...
Why would somebody do that intentionally? If it was mine, I'd send it off to be certified as an error and consider the fee as tuition for my...
Also, is there a good reference for these? I'd like to get a few more.... all of these are on peace dollars.
Late but here's the pics I promised
My wife already thinks I'm obsessed with coins. That may push her over the top but I love it.
Yes, It was the staple. I do still use staples but to remove a coin from a 2X2 (my own coins) I punch a little hole in the plastic with a...
It does seem odd.
I'd love to see this pic if you still have it.
A while back I was visiting a local coin dealer here in WV. He no longer has a shop but I'll still not give a name. I took in a full centered...
If anybody remembers, how long did it take for wheat back cents to dissapear from general circualtion? I imagine the same thing could happen to...
With my more expensive coins I think its worth it to only buy sight seen. Ill save up the money and drive 5 or 6 hours to a big coin show in Ohio...
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