No way the OP coin is AU-50. It shows wear not consistent with an AU grade.
Many Greek coins of that period were also struck at the Paris mint.
Good advice. IMHO I'd leave it alone.
I once found a ticket to get into the Palace of King Minos at Knossos, Crete between the pages of a secondhand book. Ironic because my ancestry...
I can read some Cyrillic since it is derived from Greek. The obverse says, "Alexander I. King of Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia". The...
about the same. A few months ago the attendance was down a bit but they had a decent amount of people this time.
That shop is pretty well known around the country and I think their reputation is pretty good. You're lucky. They advertise in the major...
The Cleveland Coin Expo has shows on the 2nd Saturday of each month. There is no show in December but they will resume in January. The venue is...
I have a 1971-D JFK in my pocket right now! When I get rolls at the bank, I keep what I want and spend the rest. I figure maybe it will get...
Yesterday I found 2 Zincolns stuck together, a play money dime, and a Chuck E. Cheese token. That's been my luck. Usually the reject bins I see...
These dollars definitely do have a peel.
I wanted to mention this too, but my internet has been out since Sunday with the extremely high winds we've had here in NE Ohio... Another reason...
Fakeroo IMHO. The stars, lettering, and date are "mushy" and not well-defined like on a genuine coin.
The QE II penny is British. Just like on their postage stamps, Britain doesn't put the name of the country of origin on their coins. They were...
For example, the 1877-CC listed at $325 in Unc. back then. A lot of the more common double eagles could be had for $85 to about $200 in...
Yes and it's still in pretty good shape. Maybe 4 or 5 bucks.
...and some of the prices are about 1/10 of what they are now. For example, a 1916-D Merc was listed in Good for $95.00, Uncirculated at $675....
I started collecting stamps when I was about 10 years old. I'm 65 now, so I've been doing it almost as long as you. I was a stamp dealer at one...
my bad...eyes aren't what they used to be
I've seen silver dollars and halves that were toned brown. It all depends on what kind of an environment it was kept in. Is this a coin that a...
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