I picked up my first large cent from a guy on Coin Bug the other day. What do you think? (images are quickie scans since it just got here 5 min...
Any reason for using those over Airtites?
Never seen them available as singles. I suppose a B&M shop might get the larger packs & sell them individually, maybe. E&T sells them in the...
Nice find :thumb:
I suppose they might. Toning has a lot to do with storage environment (humidity, etc.) & I suppose sealing them would eliminate some of that....
If you mean Saflips they are the best flips available IMO. They are pure Mylar unlike some of the 'PVC free' flips out there. Many museums use...
Dang, that's some funky looking gold. ;) Most of the mislabels aren't even close. I could see it if they were using RIC numbers and were off...
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They go there because they can hand their coins off to someone else & be done with it. They don't have to write the listing, answer questions,...
Yes, Constantine & other late Roman bronzes are a nice affordable area to collect. Some specific coins can be very expensive, but in general very...
Coin collecting was around long before there was a United States of America
I'd guess F-15, but need better pics to really see things.
I'd take the Tet. It's as simple as folks like different things. If you have absolutely no interest in ancient history why would you want the...
I bought it on VCoins. I don't remember which dealer, but can look it up if you want. You can get stuff in your $15ish range. It may be a more...
Some of the popularity has to do with age, earlier coins are generally not as available. The coins of early emperors (like Nero) are available in...
It's always a possibility, but I've never heard of CNG doing such a thing without mentioning it. I'm no expert, but I think they're ok although...
I don't really own many toned coins. Most of the stuff I see I don't really like. Here's one for all the world coin fans... [IMG]
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These types of listing remind me of the ads car dealers used to run on TV.
One thing I haven't seen mentioned yet is auctions where the bidder ID's are kept private. It's not 100%, but often causes questions for me about...
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