If necessary, break it up into packages small enough (weight), and valued at $25k or less, to send via Registered Mail.
They just got Fahey from ANACS - do they need another one new one ?
If all else fails and you don't have a scale and really need to weigh a coin - go to any jewelry store. They can weigh it.
Looks like an altered coin.
It all depends on who you are buying from. There are some dealer's that I would never even hesitate to buy from, mail order or otherwise. Can't...
My guess - a 7.
MS64 Red. Because it's an '09 I wouldn't be surprised if it graded higher, but with that gouge on the shoulder and the scrape on the cheekbone it...
Once a Proof - always a Proof, even if you beat it with a sledge hammer. That part never changes. Proof is not a grade - it is a method of...
Personally I agree. You'd likely find some 65s and maybe even a few 66s or a 67 in a roll of Proofs. But that's about it IMO. And for most modern...
Yes, many Peace dollars were weakly struck. But as a general rule the '23 was one of the better years for strike. I think this one in particular...
I agree with damage.
I'd say it is ejection damage because of the way the edges are pushed up - and all in the same direction.
Page 70 - Jan 3rd issue of Numismatic News. Ask him about it - I'd kind of like to know myself.
The dictionary version - verdigris - A green patina or crust of copper sulfate or copper chloride formed on copper, brass, and bronze exposed...
Hey zane, better read that one again :D
I dunno, I think the coin has verdigris damage - and what looks like graffiti. I have circled the areas in the pic. [IMG] That sure looks...
Yes there is. There are also two varieties for the business strikes as well - wide rim/narrow rim. This one appears to be narrow rim.
Well, I guess I'd have to see it in hand, because based on the pics I'd say the coin is AU53. Now this is a question because I honestly have no...
There is no rule of thumb Carter for it can depend on too many variables - the availability of the coin in question, the severity of the cleaning...
Well I dunno about that one, but box coins (that's what they call them) have been around for hundreds of years. Some say that they were used to...
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