This is a great answer.
I've never done it and can't see myself doing it, either, but if folks like to do it then that is great.
Without question this is a modern reproduction and most likely one of the pieces made for historical societies to sell to tourists for a dollar or so.
I don't know if the MS66 was a guess, but this looks an awful lot more like a hairlined AU to me than any MS66 twenty-cent piece I have ever seen.
One of the great things about collecting coins is that you don't have to buy coins that you either do not like or where you do not agree with the...
This is going to seem silly, but that coin isn't a proof until PCGS or NGC says so, and even then it is only speculative.
The early proofs (specimens) were made in very small numbers, so they are quite scarce. This is even more true for the provinces.
This wasn't written with the idea of cost for inventory; this was a real life price. The last several NGC graded pieces sold for an average of...
I don't like the coin and you paid full freight on the coin, so I don't think you received any bargain at all on the price.
I'd imagine AU50 or AU53 depending on how the underlying luster looks in-hand.
I realize you have had many responses to this thread, but if you simply read my posts you would have a good handle on this coin.
The above is simply not true. In my niche any coin worth over approximately $1,000-$1,500 becomes much more liquid to a large pool of buyers...
AU/MS and dipped a whole bunch.
What is your current knowledge base in numismatics?
There are grading services that I would avoid, but grading eras are fine. The noted era of 1988-1991 was more strict than most, so the original...
I've specialized in Barber coinage for years and will simply tell you to have discipline and patience and save up to buy the right coins.
I'll be at the show for several days and will have a table.
Post away, you are fine. However, I will warn you that you have several conversations going on in this thread and this can cause great confusion...
This coin looks like it has great frost. It's also mint state with rather clean fields (remember, we are looking at a much larger image than the...
I like it. It looks frosty and original.
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