Since the day I purchased it closing in on a decade ago- [IMG]
The NGC * is for outstanding eye appeal within the grade. For the WQ shown, I would not have thought it would receive the * designation, but that...
For many folks, buying a coin now with an eye on upgrading it later on results in an inefficient use of funds when you take into account...
That's face value.
There is no definitive "How to..." for this. Read Mark Goodman's book, practice with literally many thousands of shots and then you may find a...
How old is your daughter?
No.
One way this can be screwing with the coin is that if there is retained dirt, debris or gunk on the piece and then it is washed away by the...
We have a winner!
No, no. Not an old fart. Heck, I'm probably older than you.:) I am not writing about the type of material that shows up in major auctions in...
Prior to the advent of the internet coin collecting was more seasonal, but in the last two decades that has gone by the wayside for US coins. The...
Why do you need help ASAP? This is with your father.
Great die clash on the obverse with a whopper of a fingerprint and what I interpret to be die polish on the reverse. I'll go with MS65BN given...
It's got some hairlines and is a bit lighter than I would expect, but unless there are nasty surprises hidden within the image this is a coin that...
Todd has hit the nail on the head with my comment. The '82-S is typically a more sharply struck coin with better luster and "harder" mirrors or...
Your lovely CBH appears to be die marriage O.122, which is considered an R1 (common). I would grade the coin about a VF25.
They are very different issues.
I've seen this medal before, but do not have a value for you.
The grade of 70 does not mean a coin is perfect; it merely means that it met the minimum proprietary grading requirements for that grading...
You can also go to the SB website and see the auction lots and prices realized without receiving the catalogs.
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