Do you mean 20 pounds or 20 OUNCES? 20 pounds is quite a hefty lot of silver...
I guess since your father put them together they have no collectors value. From the OP I thought you meant these were government issued packages :)
Looks like AT. I'm no expert about toning so I may be wrong.
First, both look to exhibit wear and aren't key dates so definitely not worth getting graded. Second, is that a dead bug on the 1900 O case?...
I like the Ace 250's ability to pinpoint targets. IMO it really saves the need of buying a pinpointer. Then again, the only things I ever dig is...
I would hold the cutting knife far away until you can figure out the historical value of these. For all we know these could be rare collectables...
I just started last December and I picked up a Garret Ace 250 for my first detector. I use a AMES 6-in-1 digger that works great in most types of...
On the back it says something similar to "Valid for one ration"
How much silver is in that bad boy?! :eek:
Wow, that's some amazing artwork! I wished I owned some PF or MS Barbers. :(
I'd say XF45-AU50.
I'd say a FMV of over $5000 including those Nazi tokens that were given to your grandfather by Hitler himself. On a serious note, we need pictures.
Mr. Thunderbison, you are very correct. The damage that this coin shows was done after it left the mint. Known as PMD (Post mint damage)
Thanks for the info mmarotta. What kind of "cleaning" is market acceptable in ancient coins? I know dipping is market acceptable for moderns...
The surface also looks too "grainy" and the lowest points on the coin blend into the face of the coin. For example, the wings on the eagle, the...
I don't collect or remotely know anything about ancient coin collecting, but I think what your referring to is "dipping", which is market acceptable.
Sounding a bit too proud here aren't we? I'm a newbie now and I always will be :p
Anything can be a keeper if you see value in it. Personally I keep these but I don't see them "rising in value" anytime soon. The two coins...
I wouldn't go as far as to say it's even real. The text in "LIBERTY" and the stars on the obverse look way too weird. Then again, I'm probably...
You can find bicentennial quarters and $2 bills by the bucket loads at banks. I bought an AU common date, Morgan, dipped to death for $25. I...
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