To quote Scotty, "It's green!"
You can get ferric chloride (same stuff) a lot cheaper at an electronics supply store. It's used to etch copper off of circuit boards.
In a word, no. With the impending global economic reset and the US dollar taking a crap in relation to gold over the past several years, I think...
Just politely ask the teller if they have any rolls of halves. I get my JFKs that way. Sometimes they have some, and sometimes they don't. With...
It's my birth year too. 7.9 million minted, the only ones lower are the 1950-D, 1938-D and-S, 1939-D and S, and 1951S. So I guess you could...
I see dealers at shows selling Ikes for $1.25 to $1.50. Not much of a premium, but a little. I once got 60 at my bank a while back (before the...
Beautiful coin
Ah, like Romanian, but with the diacritical mark over the "S". In Romanian it's a comma under the "S" but has the same pronunciation, "sh".
I've been wondering that for some time, how Lithuanian names are similar to Greek ones. I've had some Lithuanian friends over the years including...
Yes!
This is a fascinating story! Greeks have different name endings, too, depending on gender. Most Greek names end with an "s"--if you're male....
I always thought it was amazing that the 1-cent magenta British Guiana stamp is a DAMAGED stamp. The corners were clipped! (What happened to the...
I'm going to have to pick up some Italian coins with King Victor Emmanuele III on them. I have quite a few stamps with his likeness, but no coins.
The sad part is that people no longer want to do any cursory reading or research for themselves. I don't consider myself an expert in coins by...
1930: 6.77 million minted. 1936: 87.5 million minted. There are probably a lot more 1936s in that grade than there are 1930s. The explanation...
Yeah, it's NOT just an MS67 Merc. I totally agree with you, there aren't many around. Personally I've never seen one graded that high....
IF it's the 14-piece set. IF. Most of the rest are around $40-$50
No, it isn't a key date, but in that condition it is scarce. It's called a condition rarity. Mercs higher than an MS65 grade are few and far...
I think your coin has a provenance. [ATTACH]
That price is a bit steep...around $1000 would be more like it IMHO. But remember also, that the Mint issued different types of silver proof sets,...
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