I would certainly keep it. Even if you believe it to be a fake, as cdb1950 posted, often the fakes are worth more than the original. That is often...
Nice find NOS. I try to do as much of that sort of thing myself, as far as looking through other folk's change before they haul it to the bank. I...
Depending on the alloy, most steels will melt between 2000 and 2930 degrees F. Melting points for some coin related metals (deg. F) - brass...
I would like to emphasize that my comments about tpgs are derived from what I have seen of their work with exonumia, primarily Civil War tokens....
NE Ohio. Snow today here as well. Sigh.
Notoco, certainly no offense or abuse intended by quoting you in my post. Hope you did not perceive it as such, and my sincere apologies to you if...
If you are referring to GDJMSP's post #2, I would have to say that I agree with him. I have heard rumor that the big boys have slabbed one or two...
If it were solid gold, my approximation is that it should weigh about 49 grams. It is hard to say on this one without coin in hand, as it does...
Thanks for the look, very impressive! I've dabbled a bit with wood carving, but never tried coins. What sort of tools do you use to produce these...
Sorry to see you are leaving. I do wish you good luck in whatever endeavors you choose to undertake. Do stop in and check up on us once in while....
Without knowing the exact specific gravity nor density of the metal alloy(s) in the Ike, from the above table, both copper and nickel are...
I always understood gravity to be determined by only two things - mass and distance, such as in the following definition of gravity: "All...
PCGS will slab cleaned and scratched coins as long as the problems are not too severe. At least that is my interpretation of their policy...
Welllllll, somebody does. I have saved all of my change for many, many years, and I sort it all by date/mm before rolling them up and storing them...
Certainly Not Me!!!
I collect Civil War era notes from my hometown and nearby areas, as well as a bit of fractional currency.
Your pictures bear a very strong resemblance to Baker id 24. There are 4 varieties, all of silver. To determine which variety, I would need to...
LOL, I like that answer. In fact I am looking for another but need to clear a spot for it first. Apologies for the hijacking.
Well, my father bought it new, and only put a little over 12,000 on it when he parked it in 1966. It sat in his garage (buried under "stuff")...
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