I can think of a few ways to do it with coins and get a very close reading but each has a potential error. Some sellers are known to have scales...
Forget weighing coins to calibrate a scale. Get a standard weight. Any kind of standard weight will do. If the scale is accurate then I'd guess...
These were issued by the Franklin Mint in 1969 in both silver and platinum. Mintages were 88,750 and 540 respectively and the silver cost 52c. A...
I don't think $8 is unreasonable but any higher is going to get you buried in them for a lifetime unless silver goes up.
Your points are well taken and I didn't really mean to get my hackles up. As you so wisely point out "it is what it is". This certainly applies...
Actually what we need is a picture of the area opposite the clip. It does look genuine and is worth at least a couple or a few dollars. It...
I'm sorry. That second Ike is another type II. I hadn't seen the big picture and it looks like a type I from a distance.
I worry about the future too because most collectors don't seem to. It's not a matter of worrying about what my coins will be worth. I think...
Well, let's face it, most of the states quarters aren't really worth anything. Most of them are typical examples of typical states. People will...
I shouldn't speak in generalities and as I said things have been changing for the better in the last few years. More dealers pay more attention...
I'll bet it was the same quarter. It depends a lot on the type of retail but in a place like a gas station or fast food restaurant there are...
That is the bottom line. It is good for the hobby and good for collectors. Most dealers not only basd mouth moderns but make no effort to...
Ultimately everything is a fad. You really need to take a closer look at those coins you consider will always be "good coins" or "good...
I've been warning about this for decades but most people don't take this very real threat to our hobby very seriously and a few even work to...
That first Ike looks a little gemmy but the picture is too small to tell and it would need a nice reverse too. This date comes pretty nice so it...
I really hate to break this to you since they just happen to be relatively tough tokens. You can put together really huge and diverse amusement...
"HH" is the Hoffman and Hoffman Mint by the way. There are likely varieties of the one you have pictured since tokens were made in batches and...
They are stock video arcade tokens. Some arcades couldn't afford to buy their own tokens or opened their doors before their tokens were ready so...
They made two different of these. The first were struck to mint set standards and sold in plastic sleeves with a white stripe. There were a...
No, I'm with you in spirit just not in practice. I seriously considered becoming the first ASE collector in 1986 and have dabbled in these coins....
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