I can relate to all the concerns expressed here, and I have my own safety nets with my 5 oz ATBs, though I do admit to having bought some slabbed...
I got a kick out of seeing a slabbed HOF Baseball Silver Dollar AUTOGRAPHED by Babe Ruth...
What about uniformity in presentation within at least a coin series? Example, I have recently begun dabbling in Registry Sets, specifically NGC...
As per an article on Marketwatch from Sept. 6, 2012: “About 7 million to 10 million people in the U.S. are serious coin collectors, experts...
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I'm 62. I have given up on buying 3 Cent Silver Pieces and Half Dimes, they all look alike to me now. Gimmee a good old 5 OZ Silver Burger Hockey...
A free way to get a larger view is to just edit the photo and resize part or all of the image... I use Paint. It's free with Windows. example:...
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Price guides are just that, guides. The best way of determining coin values are to see what people have paid for them lately. Believe it or not,...
usacoinbook.com is very well run.
I also love the 3 cent silvers, but they're like me. Can't find a date.
Do it while you're young. I love 'em too, but I find I have trouble reading the dates now. Lovin' these 5oz ATBs more every day.
That was YOU?
It was a mean spirited snipe meant to squash your enthusiasm.. don't let it bother you...
Worse THAN bad photos...
I always hated seeing a nice silver dollar Morgan or Peace that looked great on the obverse and then you turn it over and it's just encrusted...
those numbers are a best guess... ngc and pcgs census can help on the high end grades maybe... ebay sales of individual coins... as well... those...
I am in the process, near the end, at last, of a database of US Coin Mintage figures from Half Cents to Dollars, no gold yet, but all silver,...
The best indication of the value of any given coin is what people will pay for it. On eBay, 1) select the ADVANCED link in the upper right. 2)...
Or s'not unblemished.
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