Unless you have compelling reasons to buy either of these specific pieces, I would urge you to stay away and pick something in an area you have...
My opinion of the Jefferson nickel is that NGC graded the coin too harshly, according to their own standards, when it was graded as MS65. I...
The marks do not bother me and I think they are rather innocent gouges. The surfaces, however, appear completely unoriginal and I do not like the...
I hadn't realized you had the coin in-hand and had thought you were using the seller's images.
Depending on the angle of lighting, one can make many non-CAM classic proof coins look to approach DCAM.
Doesn't look to have original surfaces to me.
Yes, environmental damage. The coin was likely exposed to an acidic environment such as being buried at the beach or in a forest with decaying...
I like that commem, too. The 7070 used to have a page for Bicentennial coins and other modern coinage that included a slot for modern commem dollars.
I can't and won't speak for Josh, but third party grading isn't always the answer for a dealer. The coin might be tied up at the TPG for two...
Dansco never set out to make a complete type set from the 7070; rather, they set out to make a mass marketable type set with the 7070. These are...
Relatively inexpensive coins that have famous pedigrees often are the pieces that see a substantial percentage bump in their prices offered. In...
Good point.
I always thought that the name of this characteristic was the only reason the coin ever got attention since the effect is so trivial.
This is a common coin and the dealer wanted a lot for it; keep that in mind.
Just take this as Devil's Advocate, but 11K feedback can mean nothing more than 11K transactions with ignorant buyers. Seriously. Regardless,...
Doesn't look MS to me.
Very cool set and it is nice to see that you arranged a display to your liking. I'd imagine that the value of the set, as currently comprised, is...
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