For some coins (ie, mint packaged proof sets or modern commemoratives) I can understand why a stock photo makes sense. It's often due to inventory...
A CoA or other pedigree will help push the value of this up (between $40 & $500 at a guess). Without that, I wouldn't pay more than $20.
I recently pulled the trigger on this $20 gold piece (these are the seller's pictures, as I don't have it in hand yet). What grade would you...
This, x1000. Put it on a note with the coins, along with his name, service number, & any other detsils you have. Any coin with a story is...
If memory serves, France (under Napoleon), Mexico (under Maximillian), AustroHungary, the Holy Roman Empire, and Imperial Rome also may have...
Amazing. I had no idea these were so scarce!
Cool design. If you're going to get a pricey composition, I agree that high grade and limited mintage are superior attributes to pick.
Perhaps due to the spike in silver prices around that time that led many countries to abandon the silver standard?
I have a whole thread on cleaning rust off of some Morgans. Lime is slightly less acidic than lemon (with half the sugar), and seems to have done...
Ah, didn't see that. Thanks.
I think they're collectible as counterfeits, and the main difference between adding one to your collection and adding a placeholder marked "copy"...
I went with 65. We'll see if middle aged silver gets the same high grades for minimal wear as that gold piece did.
I feel happier about the grade of my unslabbed 1927 type piece knowing that this garnered a 64.
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His numismatic company building is a chiropractors (or something similar now). I was in the area about 4 years ago and was surprised to see some...
And that's a good reason not to pay a premium for a CAC bean...
Have you tried just asking her out? French models have to eat too...
I think there are too many factors to lump all of world coins together. That said, the BRIC countries seemed to have generally rising values over...
Thanks. Would if I had noticed it before I put it in the flip.
Is that a counterstamp on the reverse? I'm not aware of those being used to monetize spiele tokens, but it may have happened in times of crisis....
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