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It is my opinion that you should learn the difference between "then" and "than"

He actually said, "Oh well. I'll just toss it in the shit box." Me, "This one is fake too." "Well, I'll put that in the shit box too."

Sorry in the delay to get pictures up. I did get out the macro lens so maybe we could shed some light on the subject. Two reasons why, the coin was in my wife's car all day :lol: , but also I wanted y'all to look at the ebay listing first and tell me what you thought might be wrong without my...

I'm glad you noticed the deep hairlines. I need to get the coin out and show you how bad some are. Some look like someone took the end of a staple and scratched the coin up. I'll take a picture tonight and should have it up. I need to work on something in mean time.

what years are your cap and rays pesos? looks like one is from the teens judging by size and its in MS something! nice

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1949-5-SHILLINGS-UNCIRCULATED-SOUTH-AFRICAIN-COIN-80-SILVER-WT28-4g-4041-glc-/290982395815?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT&nma=true&si=mUfFEirBe2M03zuvBW8cbe7czZo%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc ebay item 290982395815 I bought this 1949 S Africa 5...

That is evidence of die polishing, not a crack.

do not clean it. there are two reasons. you will damage it. and you will damage it. especially since you've admitted this is your first old coin I can say with 100% certainty that if you do clean it you do not know what you are doing.

No, I drove that far to see a kidney specialist for my 5 mo old boy (everything looks fine, whew!) then i visited 2 coin shops!

silver Pandas in BU condition are far and few between here in west texas but when you find them, THEY'RE CHEAP! found a 1989, 2x2008, and a 2009. One was $30 and the others were $10 over spot, except after I left I realized he forgot to charge me the premium :| . I was 90 miles from home...

It looks like "mate" needs to be the prefix.

He might need to learn a few important details, but he's got the right idea. Sounds like he's interested in learning too. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60Fead0hihM ah here's the link if it doesn't work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=60Fead0hihM

Some people say stay away from numismatics. Maybe yes if you're talking about some stupid painted unicorn dragon coin in a special box that you paid triple spot for. It's good to hedge your bets during the process of hedging your bets - diversifying between old coins and bullion. For someone...

I don't know about these ferns. The design is definitely good. I thought the finished product was crap though. I saw a roll of them and they just looked kind of cheap. For the design, I'd much rather have the 1949 NZ Crown which is similar, has roughly the same premium over spot (for VF or XF...

Yes but the letter of the law is important too. Looks the back of a customs declaration form next time. They're all about the same. They're talking about paper assets. Like a treasury note for $1000. That is the "equivalent" to $1000 cash. Just because gold is readily exchangeable for cash...

Unless they've changed the wording recently, the way I understand the letter of the law in the US, Australia, and New Zealand (the three countries I've traveled in with PMs in the last year) is that the 10k reporting requirement is for paper assets. Cash or cash equivalent. Anything that is or...

$31.10 or .11 is more like it.

So, I guess I just don't get it but what is with cleaning coins?!? Why must they be shiny? If I wasn't in the know on silver I might suspect they were fake. Old coins look more authentic. I mean, how dirty were they, did they smell funny?

Now, you're were winning if you turned around and bought other gold bullion at the time!

Anyway, I have the opportunity to buy it at spot plus 2%. I thought that was super low. He probably bought it at spot. The popularity of Pandas is a pretty well kept secret out here. There is a coin show in Dallas two weeks from now and NGC and PCGS will both be there. My coin guy says he can...