Thanks to everyone who posted replies to this thread. I and grateful for everyones input. Yes, it can be dangerous buying coins from China,...
I did not mean to suggest that at all. I simply meant that many reputable sellers will generally accept returns, provided the slab has not been...
For those who may not know, the major coin grading services like PCGS, NGC, PCI, and others, offer the free service to verify the coins they have...
For Peace and Morgan dollar error varieties, VAM's, does anyone have a better reference site or publication than www.vamworld.com? I have found...
Are you referring to pieces of missing copper plating that reveal the silver colored zinc planchet underneath? If you are, it is likely the...
So it may sound dumb, but I had the same trouble. I simply bought the uncirculated mint sets to complete my satin finish collections. The above...
Thanks for the info folks! I appreciate it. I remember, as a kid about age 10, there was a group of three of us who all collected coins. At some...
Hopefully you can see by the photo that the copper clad, above the letters "ST" in states, has separated from the zinc planchet revealing the...
I have seen a few posts regarding the silver 1978 and 1978-D cent. I found one in my change, years back. In fact, I think it had been mistaken for...
‘Not a U.S. coin (there were no U.S. coins until 1793 and none with a figure of Washington until 1932). You have a medal from the “Washington &...
By the way, it sounds like you have a really nice collection going for you!
I think many others have made all the suggestions I was going to make. Wow, that fugio cent is a great addition to any collection. I got lucky...
As if it were not confusing enough, smile...Yes, there is also a high micro D and a low micro D, not to mention the micro D tilted right, and one...
It certainly looks just like the photo in Vamworld.
Here is a link from some nice person who posted a really great photo of the two varieties of mintmarks. Small or Micro D versus a large or medium...
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Vam 2 Obverse
I have heard the term "Slider" used to describe a near uncirculated grade coin. I have been told that it is light wear on a coin that comes from...
The Peace Dollar is my favorite coin. I have arranged mine in vinyl pages with the normal strikes together, followed by the Vam's I have for each...
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