Jetons medalets and tokens - The Low Countries and France (volume two) by Mitchiner
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It is a jetton of Louis XIII of France, not a coin. And it looks to be billon, made of base metal with a small amount of silver combined in the alloy.
Without seeing them in hand I don't know. But let me put it you like this. 1 - Copper is the most reactive of our coinage metals, at least our...
I've been sending people his way for at least 12 years now ;)
Marbury my point is this. You have either a $60 (63) to $75 (64) coin that you are going to spend another $40 on to get it slabbed. You paid $60...
Marbury, save your money on slabbing that coin. It aint worth it.
This gets talked about all the time, I've posted about a couple of other times already today in fact. But I will again ;) Like I said, it's...
They were dipped.
Brianna - Since you are just starting out, let me ask you a question. If a coin is worthy of being in your collection, is it not worth spending...
Being an '81-S I can't go higher than 64. If it was another date or mint it might have a shot at 65, but no early S mint coin would.
Sure, that'll help. But those plastic bags you're using are still air permeable and air will get back into the bag over a period of time. And...
Given the examples of the coins that have shown by the OP, I don't think the problem is with the dealer.
Yes, there will be. But it make take your entire lifetime, or longer, before it happens. The reason for this is twofold but rather...
Not many, but I just responded in another thread where there was a post made by somebody who has been a member longer than I have.
Boy ! A post made by somebody who has been a CT member longer than I have :eek: Sure don't see that very often. Your answer has pretty much been...
That's what is called finning. On this coin it's minimal, but it is a fairly common thing to find, and on virtually any denomination. Finning can...
Only one thing I think that could be - an AT project gone bad.
No way of knowing because rounds are not made to any set standard so the diameter can vary greatly. But if wait until you get them, and then...
Yes, Air-Tite makes albums specifically for coins in their holders. Or you can use archival quality 3 ring binder pocket pages and put the holders...
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