He probably means that the cellophane is still sealed. I don't think the envelope on those sets were sealed.
Weight is not going to be sufficent to tell a 40% silver quarter from a clad. The weight difference is only .08 grams and the weight tolerance...
Got a pawn shop close by or anyplace that buys gold and silver? Give them a couple dollars and they would probaby weigh it for you. A gun shop...
About the only way you are going to get down to around that price will be with a seriusly impaired piece. I have avery common, for a pattern,...
Gosh I'm getting sick of seeing that question for nine years. and still two more years to go.
Someone rolls them into a roll of dollars and turns them in at the bank. Person who restocks the machine gets rolls of dollars at the bank and...
The 1959 had a misaligned obv die. It was too far towards LIBERTY so the L is right on the edge of the coin. The 1980 is not double struck, it...
Here is an image of the obv diagnostic in LIBERTY for the 93-S [IMG] Notice the die gouge between the R & T above the right foot of the R,...
This assumes that the first one turned up in Egypt and was actually the Farouk coin. Some who saw the coin at the 1954sale have said that the...
Depressions into the surface of the coin which still have there copper plating on the are called DENTS and are caused by some foreign object...
Dies are slightly convex. They come together in the center first and then as the dies come closer the metal flows OUTWARD radially from the...
Distance adjustment btween the edge die and te pressure roller was set wrong. Too much space between them. Minor but interesting error in my opiion.
In what respect? This was just your run of the mill circulation coin. It didn't receive any special treatment or care. If it is identifiable...
Looks like it mght be. But the very first step, as I always say in cases like this, is what does it weigh? Don't say "It seems lighter", or "it...
They do it routinely. The routine is you have to call them and ask for it. :)
The uncirculated ones you can buy directly from the Mint have a W mintmark and you pay a significant premium for them (because they call them...
It is true that no coin has ever sold for $15 million. . .yet. I sometimes wonder what the other 1849 double eagle would sell for when it reappears.
You never answered my question. Does my description of what the edge may look like, match with what the coin actually looks like?
The security strips started with the 1990 series notes. Spray a little spray starch on your paper money and they will all come up as...
If you like search for and saving MAD coins that's fine. If you are hoping for some premium value then you have to realize that the only ones...
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