Both of these are unethical in my book, but I like the idea of posting a ad on craigslist.
Very cool cud collect89!
For the record, I never said/wrote what is attributed to me in the above post. That is a fake quote.
The truth stings a bit huh?
I've bought a couple dozen large cents on eBay for around $20 that sold at auction for a couple hundred each. One particular group lot on ebay I...
I would also try to contact NGC or PCGS and ask them as I am sure you are not the only person with this problem.
Excellent, thanks for the better pictures, and ones of the edge. This does not look like an electrotype copy, and with those details I would say...
Here is a decent place to start for online price guides. All these prices are retail, you can do better:...
Thanks for letting us know, good luck!
If the choice was between silver and $100 bills under the mattress I would say do silver. As an 'investment', PMs are horrible, they don't create...
He's 11, literally... Great writeup, very enjoyable read as always. P.S xGAJx - do you see the word after Penny in her handle?
I don't know enough about the series to tell fake/genuine, but I see what you mean about possible engraving. The hair detail, and maybe some of...
What did you get it for, if you don't mind me asking? I would have helped but I lost my copy of Schwartz about a year ago and have not replaced it :(
Coin looks real to me, it has diagnostics on the obverse and reverse of S44, which is an R1, very common variety. In that grade, I would think...
A lot of early copper has problems, clean choice coins are had to come by and carry a large premium. I guess the question I have is what are you...
I think it's worth around $300. It would be worth more if the obverse strike was a brockage, or even if a normal off center obverse strike. But...
It was an easy question and we are all more than happy to show off how knowledgeable we are :)
I have noticed you posted some early copper before, is that correct? For early copper, the specific die cracks on a coin are unique to the die...
Age has nothing to do with it, I was over twice your age when I got back into the hobby and had the same exact question about '83 quarters. It...
For the specific coin you mentioned, I would not buy it. With that said, fake coins are not worthless. There are multiple counterfeit early...
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