Gosh dang, I almost peed myself. That there is funny, I don't care who you are........
For us to definitively identify Priapatus, a head pic is not really helpful. We kind of need a "full body" pic if you know what I mean....... If...
Looks like Zeus pictured in Ptolemaic coins, yet looks like Poseidon from many painting and statues. Considering Pegasus was sired by Poseidon, I...
The only reason its a losing battle is because the politicians bent to the cotton industry and refuse to stop issuing dollar bills. No country on...
Oh of course anything less drastic could be tried, but those also have risks, (OP said he already accidentally scratched it). A PROPER dip would...
I agree. First, I don't think the mint thought that BU examples would become "collectible". They thought the proofs would, which is why they do...
Man, must have cost a fortune in slabbing. I have some sets of modern Thai coins, but have never thought to slab them.
Sadly true. No offense to any educators here, (and I know I could never do their job, heck I hate dealing with MBA students in class), but the...
I know what toning is. Its the reaction of the coin's metal with outside chemicals under certain conditions. Please do not assume I do not know...
You haven't dealt with ancients, have you my friend? Anyway, my thought it a dip would loosen up the silver adhering to whatever it is he chipped off.
Yeah, those minders can be a drag. Unfortunately I had mine along one time when I bought 500 LRBs, (I bought them in the office and brought them...
Corrosion on a modern coin? The coin is lost as far as value. To try to save it, have you considered dipping it? Dip was designed to remove the...
Ah, makes more sense. Yeah, MN is very much a socialist state. My firm has had many a run-in with MPCA. We own about 800 acres in NW MN in between...
Typo and was supposed to be a 50 D?
Last one looks like African slave bracelet. Its hard to tell though, could also be a copy of SE Asian proto-money.
I would say its shady if they didn't tell you that up front. If they had no sign saying that, I would demand my change back if it bothered you....
While clerks do not need to accept currency for a purchase, a bank refusing currency for a mortgage is technically a crime. All currency is legal...
That's usually my luck as well. I still remember a stock I bought in 2009. Sat on it for like 4 years and it didn't do much. I sell it and it...
Pretty typical. Most buyers and sellers have memories about 6-12 months long. If the price today is below that people buy and not sell, if above...
43 is a pretty large one. The largest come from year 12 or 13 generally. After that the plaque hit and they started to shrink again. I think my...
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