The same thing occurs looking at some AU58 and MS60. Unless the price is too good to let slip by I usually hold out for the higher of the two...
Right on. But hey? Don't want to hurt anyone's feelings.
I'm with the majority, AU50/55 details-cleaned.
Simplify things. Buy the coin you find most appealing for the series you're collecting. The grader and holder should be secondary unless you...
For me, copper on a white background seems to make them more eye appealing. Especially full red or toned varieties. Which is quite tricky...
I must agree to disagree with the vast majority extremely critical of the United States Mint. While those points have merit, and I as well become...
I love how the non-clad coinage retain their beauty even when worn. Nice pick up!
Way back in 1949, William Sheldon devised a grading system for large cents which expanded to all series. Known as the Sheldon Scale, the original...
That label makes me wanna put on my cameo and grab the shotgun!
Glad to see I did not offend anyone as that was not my intent. Obviously I'm not alone in not getting the logic. But hey, if that's what you like...
At the end of the year the mintage will wind up in the 20,000,000 range. Neither facility stamping a mint mark. Regular label selling for $50.00,...
While I understand the preference and subtle differences between third party graders I don't understand coins encapsulated as First Strike or...
Tried deleting this one once I noticed the topic typo. Oops.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/720797956/1973-us-lincoln-one-cent-total-mint?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search...
Nice consistency. Love 'em!
A tactic used by con men. Several years back I filled out one of those surveys to win a Florida cruise trip. The following week got a phone call...
I would love to attend. We'll have to see how things go after a slow reopening begins on May 8, which might be tough since the eastern part of the...
I have every proof set from 1954 (flat and box), working on original as issued back to 1936. I buy them for a value far beyond monetary.
Although it does not specify I would think the bags and rolls of San Francisco are proof versions. Again, it only states the composition not the...
Three-thousand for a $55-$60 dollar common date, high mintage coin. Brilliant! Where else but in America?
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