The brassy versions of the 500 Yen has gotta be my favorite modern coin from Japan. And yeah when I started collecting random forex Yen lots back...
There was an 1832-R 80 Reis from Brazil (in XF+ condition, details poured out!) I paid only $40 dollars for in 2012, I don't have it anymore. In...
No cents were officially minted in silver, so chances are this is someone else's own work (tampered with pennies and then they ended up...
Kirkuleez beat me to it. Decent buy for precious metal. I remember when I first started getting into 90% halves, they were 11+ dollars per coin at...
Ebay has done this to me too. I have been selling things since about 5 years ago. Seems like there are small periods of time through the year when...
Holy whoa. I don't think I can even intentionally make a coin look that bad!
Several smaller transactions at different places and there's no way anyone knows about it. :cigar:
"Bitcoin.. the NEW Gold!" ".....aaaannnd it's gone....." :cigar:
I have slowed quite a bit on PM's. It's been close to a year since I last bought any silver (except for the accidental odd silver piece in cheap...
Cool! Now I get to unload all of my PM's at the Dollar Tree!!! :jimlad:
I recall folks saying this almost a decade ago, and it's even further from the truth now. Cash and coins will always be a thing, or else we won't...
I keep going to US Bank hoping they can fulfill my request, they look at me with an "eh...?" kind of face. Like they don't order rolls of coins....
Not only cleaned, surface looks odd. I too noticed the "9" in 1889 looking strange. Wouldn't touch it. Authentic Chinese piece.
Copper is often the metal that is sold at the highest premiums. Current price is $2.56 and that's per POUND. (divide that by 16 rounds, comes up...
Make me a 1908! ;)
Never seen pocket change like that.... The dime has cancer. ;)
YAY! What a deal! :jimlad:
Yeah, generalization in an area of set grades. Kind of like AU being around the 55+ category.
I used to own a few of those very thick edged Portugal bronze hunks from the early 1800's (40 Reis). In a way I regret selling them a few years...
I can imagine that becoming a collector piece. Nice coin!
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