There are enough fakes to fill a volume just devoted to counterfeits. The best solution in your case is to buy a coin already certified by PCGS...
I believe what you have is a group of coins that was originally thoroughly cleaned and then placed into an album that allowed the rims of the...
The 1910 is at least VF depending upon how it looks in-hand. It's cool to see early Lincolns.
I shoot with a Nikon DSLR purchased new in 2005 for about $500. It is a Nikon D70 and is the only camera I use for coin photography.
You don't need a $5k camera to take good images of coins.
Try to sell some of your coins and you may realize what the downside is to the small purchases.
My guess will be one-half of your guess, but keep in mind that toned Morgan dollars are not where I play.
I don't see it working for myriad reasons.
My guess is that it's a counterfeit 0.999 fine silver round. In other words, it isn't one ounce of silver.
I wouldn't want a credit card that announces to every single person who handles or sees it that I might collect coins. I see no upside and only...
You wrote earlier that you expect the same rate of appreciation for a 10oz piece as for a 1oz piece, yet I fail to see how the percentage increase...
Impossible to grade these proofs from images, but the prices sound good.
I meant to also tell you that this is the PCGS slab generation that was produced from about October, 1998 (it replaced the OGH slabs) through...
It looks very frosty and original. The images also make it look like an MS66. I like the coin and you have done much better than most for their...
A bird in-hand is worth two in the bush especially when you are dealing with a common coin in common condition.
On average and without seeing any images, PCGS graded WLHs sell for more than identically graded WLHs in NGC holders.
It's pretty clearly marked "COPY" on the bottom of the reverse. My guess is that it is base metal with a thin coating of silver and not worth...
Just walk away.
I guess Reeded Edge half dollars get no love...:(
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