Heh, I knew that was going to come back and bite me in the butt... ;)
Absolutely! Kinda like how the US ASE's are worth 1 dollar in trade, these coins are worth $20. If the face value was less, or if they charged...
It's $20 for a $20 coin... being silver is just a bonus. Find another coin for sale at face value on ANY other mint website, I dare you. :)
Sorry if this has been discussed already, I know it's been out for awhile. I don't normally collect stuff like this, but considering all I had to...
Did he mention how he found this impossible error? Not to cast doubt, but the man said the machines designed to prevent this from happening...
I got an email notification from a "dealer" in Bangalore, India, stating that Krause Publications was launching the book at the 4th National...
Silver plate would fool an acid test, wouldn't it?
I bought myself one of these, and got an extra box of large freezer bags:...
To satisfy all, maybe they should get rid of them for public circulation but keep them in the mint and proof sets... kinda like the half dollar.
I've personally used both Verdicare and acetone to remove some verdigris from a coin that was later slabbed by PCGS as AU58. (There was a small...
I'd only pay her a premium if she was 95 years old and has been collecting them since she was 9. :)
Yeah, I'm not a fan of direct fit... foam is the way to go. I've actually had a few coins that wouldn't fit in the direct fit's they were...
I use one of these:...
"I'll be your huckleberry." Best. Scene. Ever.
Looks like some sort of liquor bottle seal to me... like the aluminum seals you see on wine bottles. How heavy is it?
So true. So what's the volume of an ounce of helium anyway??
Parking meters in Canada had to be retooled so they would accept the new Toonie (maybe the new Loonie too). Unfortunately, someone at the Mint...
Don't ever clean your coins. That said, if you bought a pound of junk coins to get your grandson interested in coins, give them a bath in...
Hiya Spock! :) I'm not sure if you're knocking the grading companies, eBay, or both... ;) Unfortunately there's only one coin shop in my...
Nice. At first glance it would appear that PCGS is actually cheaper, but I think I will be sending my raw world coins to NGC from now on. I have...
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