I love that Lycian starter, wonderful portrait! Your picture really does a better job of showing the toning too! What is the coin on the bottom...
I was interested in this coin from the NAC sale but did not bid. I was hoping to get other collectors opinions on the coin. I liked the reverse...
35 here, collecting in general for 5 years, ancients a little more than a year.
Very, very cool coin. This is a 1804 C7 variety in manely die state 7.0. The variety is either R4 or R5 depending on the source, so either rare...
Think through the die, the columns are recessed on the die, and the space in-between the columns is raised on the die. So when the engraver...
I would call those die scratches not polish lines. The dies are polished on a wheel, and without starting a 20 page argument, which creates die...
Looks like a 40 to me, maybe a 45. Can't net grade because the picture is not sharp enough to show defects, but assuming no major scratches being...
I am passing along this information that I received from another copper collector. This 1856 half cent was sold back in 2015 via heritage as a...
It's great you are being this analytic about collecting, although I assume you really can't help that! With that analytic approach you will...
Ah, yeah, it is a bit inflated.
I understand the frustration and am not speaking towards what they should/shouldn't do. A post office box is a very inexpensive way to work...
Not sure I understand. The value listed there is in no way a reflection of the value of the coin. Coin values are determined by the price the...
I agree in general and I think it speaks to what kind of collection someone is putting together. For a general type set to show off the coin,...
Some series are collected by variety, so using the die crack to attribute the specific dies used and putting that on the label would be valuable,...
Nailed it. That is exactly why I collect coins, it's my hobby. I enjoy the history and artistry of coins. I enjoy researching coins and...
Just my experience, but there is a limited market for these types of coins. I would put it up on ebay with nice pictures, front and back of slab,...
depends on the grade, here are the ebay completed listings: ANACS AU58 - $75...
g6 obverse, g2 reverse, so I would call this 4 net 3 for those rim dings. It should not grade cleanly, but it will grade cleanly at TPGs...
I go by auction records. I.e heritage, goldberg, or ebay. I don't pay a premium for slabbed or CACed coins, I buy the coin.
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