Actually, you can boil it down to some simple sentences: Don't spend money sending your coins to be slabbed unless you are proficient at grading....
. Hey, don't expect me to give you everything :) --- if you are going to write an article, I expect you to do a lot of the work. Otherwise,...
Only spend money to get your coins graded (slabbed) if you are already pretty proficient at grading the coin and because you want to be able to...
I don't have too much in ancients: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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Not worth it. Plus the quality of the coins is probably MS64 at best, and with the number minted for each, I don't see those rising in value.
One thing I might suggest, is to look through your foreign coins and pick one you think is a cool design. Then, figure out what you need for a...
Probably cheaper, coin value wise, to buy a 1977 proof set and break that up for the Ike, and keep the NGC imprisoned for possible resell later. JMO.
I would not.
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Ok, but then how can it be a die deterioration issue? The linked piece says that the continued striking forces metal to create a weakened...
Question: Does the process of the hammer die being the one striking the planchet, with the anvil die and planchet being non-moving during the...
Great example of ghosting. Thx to those for the links and images. Good way to learn.
I am going to reserve judgement on this right now for other experts to chime in. It seems really good in some ways but there are a couple of small...
In more ways than one. He was born Leslie Lynch King, Jr.
Didn't get re-elected because he was not elected in the first place. His failure to be actually elected in 1976 was probably not directly a result...
ANACS is a better tpg, but I am not of a mind that any of these should have been sent to any tpg. It is possible, if really unlikely that one of...
If you take the time to do your own grading on these, then take really good pics of your coins and post here on CT.... and ask members to grade...
P. S. Everyone who seriously collects or collects maybe not so seriously, but over a long period of time, will have their learning experiences....
Here is a learning experience. Find a good grading book with photos, your money will be well spent if you get a good one. Then take each and every...
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