I like your system, cherd
no, neither Half Dollar is a Type II. If you spent $4/set, you cherry-picked very well.
but the top pops are the condition rarities. That was my point. One grade lower, skewed, but the top grade is not skewed.
It's kind of like looking at 1916 Standing Libs vs. 17 Type Is. After a while you recognize them like your own kids' faces at a glance.
Quarter in set 2 and the dollar from set 2 (photo 3) are Type II All the rest are Type I. If you concentrate on the upper loop of the Type...
you can also check a PCGS or NGC population report for the condition rarities. When I want to see for free I look at registry sets, they usually...
It would be great if we could learn from them and follow in the footsteps of their successes, however the examples of the metric system, both $2...
I would have the time and resources to build the very first complete Jefferson set in Full Steps because I believe that the coins exist, but have...
unfortunately, very little will help and about all that you can hope for is to halt the corrosion process. A soak in olive oil will do about the...
I am a member of CoinMasters (remember them?), WINS (#35), and the ANA. I am member #307 of CT and I am thinking of joining CSNS this year if I...
JCB that has long been the argument against the TPGs in general. In the end, the grade is subjective. PCGS and NGC will guarantee their coins in...
If you look closely, Doug, there are serifs on both 1981 mint marks. The ones on the Type II are much more noticeable because they are almost...
I'll bet ya money, marbles or chalk, Doug. Those are Type I. Both 1981 mint marks have serifs, but the Type II features a more exaggerated serif...
I assume that the place where you purchased them has no return policy?
congrats to Mark (who is also, I might add, a VERY nice guy)
both are type I The pictures that Doug has posted show it about as well as it gets. This page from the Lincoln Cent Resource is about...
even being in a slab it may only attract its melt value, porsche. Why do you want it graded, stang?
I agree with budgood, VG-10. I have seen many 21-Ds that people have marked VG on the holder that really aren't VG coins. The problem is usually...
here are my guesses: 1060 160 60 thanks for the contest, koen!!!
given those two choices, I'd suggest the large cents. more people collect them which says to me that they will be better appreciated (they will...
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