Hmm. Wish I'd seen this earlier. Here goes nothing: 6789 6798 6879 6879 6978 9786 8796 8976 8967 8769 8796 8967 8976 9876 9867 9768 9786 7896...
I'm not all that familiar with the bust half dollar series, but does the date really look like this (and are off center strikes at all common)?...
Do the coin grading services slab Hennings counterfeits (or even catch them)?
"Goose pimples"? I like that, and it fits.
Don't coin cabinets have a serious problem with rubbing their contents? And what about offgassing from the wood/stain/varnish inside the cabinet?
I've also noticed that much of this currency bears cancellation marks. Instead of shredding or burning the notes (as the US did with Philippine...
Interesting. This suggests that your home owners or renters insurance policy may also cover the contents of a safety deposit box:...
Bookmarking this so that I can check back when you post the two grades side-by-side...
Congrats!
Cool. I wouldn't mind adding one of those to my collection. I'm assuming that he also made other dates - have any of those been identified? Or,...
I haven't checked with my bank (just assumed that a list of the contents backed up by photos would work) - what does yours require?
The metal value exceeded the face value in 1861? Was there a silver shortage before the Civil War for some reason? With the recent strikes in the...
I'm not sure that Franklin saw the inside of too many saloons, but he certainly had a fine time chasing French tail on behalf of his country!
I've come across some of those at combined coin and stamp auctions, but generally, I think they have more of a following among the stamp...
I'm used to seeing these in much lower grades - that's a good find for the price! How much was the dealer asking for the other coin?
I would assume bullion value; art medals like that rarely carry a high premium (especially for modern sports memorabilia).
As I understand it, the primary purpose of a brick and mortar coin shop is to provide a place to buy from people rather than a place to sell. It's...
The medal is identified here as Eglit 214 - do you know what reference book that's from (or if the ID is correct)?...
Here's more info on the city of Harvey: http://www.cityofharvey.org/site2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=30 I've been...
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