probably going with my son on saturday.
I think $5 to $10 is reasonable. I would pass and look for a problem free coin.
Doug, sincerely, thanks for quoting the post you were referencing, it clarified your previous post. It was a genuine question on my part, hence...
I think I am missing something here Doug, I read this as implying Ken is breaking this rule. Was that your intention? For the record, this issue...
Coins are not an investment. They do not produce anything of value, have an income stream, or generate productivity gains. They are a greater...
Not saying you got that coin for a steal, but it sold in the Holmes auction for $115, if it makes you feel any better.
Late dates are impossible without Grellman/Reiver IMHO. The date position reference idea they introduced makes attribution doable with practice....
For half cents I think it depends on your collecting interest. Just attribution, I think either Breen or Cohen are reasonable tools to get the...
I agree with most of the sentiment here, and if I can read into the argument a little, I agree that originality is right up there in importance...
I think a better approach here is to think about what you mean by cleaning a coin. Are you trying to remove foreign material from the coin's...
This is like asking what are American coins worth. The answer is, anywhere from $0.01 to $10,000,000+, depends on the coin, grade, and condition.
PMD, not an error.
It feels good to have that much excitement again for coins!
have you considered a safe deposit box at a bank?
I think typically you measure the widest point.
I use a google doc to keep the information, I can open it at shows on my phone to make sure I am not buying a duplicate.
[ATTACH] Trajan. AD 98-117. Æ As (27mm, 11.41 g, 6h). Rome mint. Struck circa AD 108-109/110. Roma seated left on cuirass, holding Victory and...
Very nice coin and a wonderful place to start collecting greek coins. This was my first greek silver as well: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I use completed auction results, ebay is handy for lower value material, Heritage is nice for other stuff. For ancients there are a couple...
Just gonna put this out there, but it's normally pretty early in a collecting career when you become aware of the auction company being...
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