My bearish take on this is that the 1950 and 1951 proof Roosevelt dime issues are already significantly smaller in terms of mintage than the...
No. Also, your question has no practical use.
Don't kid yourself; any real 1836 Gobrecht dollar would have never closed on ebay for $178. You and your "friend" avoided a fake.
I don't like them long term or short term.
I don't like the color.
Why do folks support sellers who respect them so little as to stipulate there are no returns? Is it a lack of self-respect?
I wouldn't even click the link. What is this thread about?
When I was doing coin shows 20-years ago it was always much easier to sell nicely toned coins than white coins.
I have a feeling that you will lose lots of time and effort in addition to the coins if you attempt to get compensation.
It looks to be a fairly secure lamination. Of course, the coin has other surface issues, too and this likely played a role in the asking price.
A CAC price list? If you are a member of CoinPlex there is a CAC bid list.
It appears you spent a bit of time writing this post, but with images that have such little use it is impossible for anyone to confirm anything...
It's been puttied and the putty dried out over time.
The money can be oftentimes the easy part. The opportunity to buy the right coin can be much more scarce.
It looks like you have another die crack coming off the back of the eagle's head and going through the bottom portion of the M in UNUM. This is a...
I have never met a dealer who willingly spent at face value proof half dollars unless they were already damaged. Given that you are writing about...
It sounds like it was struck on a planchet meant for another coin. The US Mint struck coinage for not only the US, but for other nations, too,...
I don't think they are the same set. The half dollar has obvious rim toning on both sides in the plastic case, yet the poor images of it in the...
The book was a massive undertaking, without doubt, and there is plenty of very useful information contained within it. However, a fair number of...
I imagine the decimal place is off by one and that they did not complete the sale.
Separate names with a comma.
