Evan Saltis's Recent Activity
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Evan Saltis replied to the thread Ragged Clip Cherrypick!!?.
Not worth sending to a TPG. Maybe buy some MS70 and put it in there. If its not tone on the coin, that rust coloration might come right off.
Nov 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM -
Evan Saltis liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread LordM Giveaway #134 (your first gold coin?).
LordM Giveaway #134 (your first gold coin?) Contest status: OPEN Drawing: pending; on or after 1 January 2026 Winner: pending Shipping...
Nov 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
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Evan Saltis replied to the thread What was your first gold coin? Never had one? Then click here... :-).
Yes! I bought that for about $550, and sold within 3 hours for $1400.
Nov 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM -
Evan Saltis liked Heavymetal's post in the thread Assembling a 1932-1998 Washington quarter set from "junk" silver and bank rolls.
I always saved my clad impaired proofs. Left them all back in Syracuse. If you’re not completed by May they’re yours.
Nov 25, 2025 at 12:20 PM -
Evan Saltis replied to the thread Guess the grade (early dollar).
This is a VF20, if I had to guess. Marks in the hair are clearly adjustment marks. Rim ding is typical, not worthy of a details grade.
Nov 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM -
Evan Saltis liked ksparrow's post in the thread Guess the grade (early dollar).
The lines in the hair are adjustment marks. there is a light mark on the neck.
Nov 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM -
Evan Saltis liked Troodon's post in the thread What was your first gold coin? Never had one? Then click here... :-).
2005-W 1/10 oz. American gold eagle, that I received as a Christmas gift from my parents in 2005. Many years later I got it graded by...
Nov 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM -
Evan Saltis attached a file to the thread What was your first gold coin? Never had one? Then click here... :-).
My first gold coin was a 1895 half eagle, Liberty Head of course. I was in San Francisco for Witter Coin U 2022, and I had been saving...
Nov 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Evan Saltis liked ksmooter61's post in the thread What was your first gold coin? Never had one? Then click here... :-).
Dang near made me cry Randy, what a story.
Nov 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM -
Evan Saltis liked Randy Abercrombie's post in the thread What was your first gold coin? Never had one? Then click here... :-).
My first gold coin adorns my mommas neck now. I was a very poor kid. Momma schooled all day and worked all night. My coin collection was...
Nov 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Evan Saltis liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread What was your first gold coin? Never had one? Then click here... :-).
My first gold coin was an 1857 USA $5 Liberty, which graded around Fine or so. I worked all summer when I was 16 to save up for it....
Nov 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM -
Evan Saltis liked johnmilton's post in the thread Mexico 8 Reales - Fake?.
If it’s made of the “silver” the Chinese use in their Morgan “silver dollars”, you are paying $10 for pot metal.
Nov 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM -
Evan Saltis liked Mr. Numismatist's post in the thread Mexico 8 Reales - Fake?.
It's fake. It has that artificial greyish color that many silver dollar counterfeits have.
Nov 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM -
Evan Saltis liked norantyki's post in the thread Mexico 8 Reales - Fake?.
It is fake, it is wrong in too many ways to enumerate, just stay away.
Nov 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM -
Evan Saltis liked Pickin and Grinin's post in the thread Mexico 8 Reales - Fake?.
Thats a pass for me. Those aren't counterstamps/ the coin was stuck that way.
Nov 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
