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    1998-S Silver Matte Finish Kennedy Half a good buy?

    I noticed that this coin has a very low mintage (375,000). Here's one on ebay:...
    Thread by: tavenger5, Jul 24, 2009, 17 replies, in forum: US Coins Forum
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    Worth it to get 2009 Bronze Lincolns or silver quarters graded?

    good point! I guess NGC is a little less expensive than PCGS too. I didn't realize that before. It looks like the silver quarters are going...
    Post by: tavenger5, Jul 23, 2009 in forum: US Coins Forum
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    Worth it to get 2009 Bronze Lincolns or silver quarters graded?

    Well, that's the thing - I already have them. I guess the gamble is if they come back pr70 or not, which is totally not likely.
    Post by: tavenger5, Jul 23, 2009 in forum: US Coins Forum
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    Worth it to get 2009 Bronze Lincolns or silver quarters graded?

    It looks like my 2009 silver proof sets shipped today. Do you think it's worth it to get the cents and/or silver quarters graded?
    Thread by: tavenger5, Jul 23, 2009, 10 replies, in forum: US Coins Forum
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    Pair of Ebay Counterfeit 1889-CC Morgans

    lol
    Post by: tavenger5, Jul 22, 2009 in forum: Coin Chat
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    How does PCGS know it's cleaned?

    I see - thanks for explaining. I could understand this better if I purchased the coin off ebay or something, but the coin was acquired by my...
    Post by: tavenger5, Jul 22, 2009 in forum: Coin Chat
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    How does PCGS know it's cleaned?

    Okay - so in this case they saw specific patterns in the metal? Kind of like swirl marks in the paint of a car? I honestly can't tell that this...
    Post by: tavenger5, Jul 22, 2009 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Pair of Ebay Counterfeit 1889-CC Morgans

    I think they know what they're selling due to this line: "BECAUSE OF THIS LACK OF KNOWLEDGE AGAIN, WE ARE SELLING FOR $1.00 NO RESERVE AS IS - NON...
    Post by: tavenger5, Jul 22, 2009 in forum: Coin Chat
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    How does PCGS know it's cleaned?

    I was stumped with this one. If this coin was cleaned it was done so 20+ years ago. What do you think?
    Thread by: tavenger5, Jul 22, 2009, 15 replies, in forum: Coin Chat
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    Find a counterfeit on ebay

    I wonder how often jewelers counterfeit coins? Since they already know how to work with small amounts of metal, they would be good at adding or...
    Post by: tavenger5, Jul 6, 2009 in forum: Coin Chat
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    Anyone else think this is disgusting? (michael jackson half dollar)

    http://cgi.ebay.com/MICHAEL-JACKSON-2009-JFK-U-S-GOLD-HALF-DOLLAR-w-BOX_W0QQitemZ310151650395QQcmdZViewItemQQptZCoins_US_Individual Seriously?...
    Thread by: tavenger5, Jul 3, 2009, 45 replies, in forum: Coin Chat