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The coin ending in 68 is far higher in grade so this might not be a very fair comparison. It has a mint state, or darned close, obverse and...
I imagine the other person is a price buyer rather than a quality buyer. This happens to price buyers much more often, in my opinion.
That was a really well written, well thought out post with a great strategy for others to follow.
I've seen similar behavior and have always ascribed it to someone who wanted to bid as little as possible without knowing what their max bid...
No. PCGS did not miss on the coin that badly. This coin was sold on ebay a few months ago as a fixed price BIN for $650 and the buyer posted it...
The platinum and gold pieces each say they are one-tenth ounce fine gold and the Reeded Edge site you linked states that the other piece is silver.
The 1810 CBHs have a well-known characteristically weakly struck wing on the viewer's left side. This makes grading this issue a bit less...
Yes, I wasn't clear. The $280+ in bullion value is for the set of three privately issued Columbus tokens; they are not coins.
This style holder is two generations removed from the rattler holder.
You did well on the ASEs and really well on the AGE. The three piece set is not a set of coins, but a set of privately issued rounds. The large...
Once you've seen a replated steel cent, it is pretty obvious to spot all future replated steel cents. They are worth essentially one-cent each,...
The Red Book is a wonderful resource that all collectors should own. They are relatively affordable and you need not buy one every year. Heck,...
It appears to have been sea-salvaged or dug because it is porous.
I'm not certain I understand the question, but will give it a go. If you submit a coin under a tier such as Economy with its limit of $300 value...
Having a coin encapsulated (certified) by NGC or PCGS imparts some physical protection to the coin. However, the greater reasons for...
You may receive more money for a coin if it is certified, but you may not recoup the investment required to have it certified in the first place....
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