It's a Rarity-1 coin graded VF. I'm not going to spend lots of money to get it conserved. I was just asking in case someone had a good idea that...
[NOTE: The image is large so that you can see what I'm talking about. Click on the image to expand it.] [IMG] This is a slabbed coin that's now...
Anything west of the Mississippi I see as costing too much, what with transportation and lodging. And that's why I haven't even been to FUN and...
I don't hold out much hope for the summer show either. The word is that the Baltimore Convention Center won't be available. Someone is trying to...
My US coins collections all end at 1964. Once the US Govt did away with silver in their business strikes I lost interest. Yeh, I know, the...
Nicely done.
It took me a while to develop my method and philosophy of bidding on eBay or any other auction site. (I've been bidding on eBay since early 1999.)...
Good thing I'm doing this. It's allowing me to find errors in my filing system :arghh:
1c Flowing Hair, Chain 1793 VG-10 BN NGC AMERICA S-3 This is the lowest grade coin in my type set. And I've got the reverse image...
Yeh, I know that, at least with respect to NGC. Same with the 1792 Half Disme and Disme. I made a command decision. They were "proposed coinage"...
Great looking coins. I don't include the Lafayette Dollar in my type set since I limit myself to coins normally used in commerce. This is my...
Coin holders offer varying degrees of protection. But none are 100% including slabs. Coins in holders also need to be stored in environmentally...
My safe is a 450 pound Class B (2-hour fire proof). My insurance is with Hugh Wood. But the good stuff is kept in two bank safe deposit boxes.
Sounds like you've got a great half cent type set. In addition to what I showed, I also have a full Classic Head Half Cent set with all of the...
As I recall, yes. But it's been a while since I looked and I believe NGC has been toying with their registry set definitions. I think Gobrecht...
First I want to specify the criteria I've been used to decide what was to be included in my US Type Set. I looked at the following: -- the Red...
For me the darker toning makes grading more difficult. I'm at MS-64 or -65.
#1 Very nicely struck; no obvious scratches but there are a LOT of luster breaks. At best MS-61 and maybe only AU. #2 MS-63, maybe MS-64
Nice. Said better than I would have done.
Whitman/Baltimore is like the FUN, 3 shows a year. But also like the FUN the summer edition is a bit weak. I want to go to a FUN but it seems to...
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