Yeah, I will probably never have a better score than the one I just had monetary wise, but for the sheer hunt I am really happy with a 1916 S/S...
When I see coins that have photos taken of them from oblique angles I tend to think the seller is hiding a problem with the coin, usually a...
I guess I am going to sit on it for a while. I took a peek at the population report and pcgs doesn't list any in 65+ FB but has 15 finer, I...
http://www.cointalk.com/t223140/ here is the original thread with closeups of the date so you can see the 42/41 and the D/D
The only regrade I would consider would be directly to PCGS for a cross over, but you can't specify a higher minimum grade so what is the price...
cherry picked less than $30 for a 1942 UNC PDS lot of three coins from a collection built in the 40's
FB is for full bands indicating a full, strong strike on the coin vs a weaker strike where the middle bands aren't fully separated. the plus...
I am still sort of in shock. I have been waiting since the 26th to get her back after sending her off the day after I got her from ebay. We are...
On the obverse you pay attention to the highest points the hair right below the headband and the top of the cheekbone, the sharpness of the...
For $25 I think you got a good deal.
I said dipped not cleaned, you have to recognize there is a difference between the two. Dipped is a coin briefly dunked to remove tarnish, mostly...
Au-53 most likely dipped. What kind of lighting did you take the picture under, incandescent or flourescent it seems there is a bounty of...
Unless the thief is an idiot, which is about 50-50, the note disappears into a private collection taken out of that sleeve for 20+ years.
can you weigh the dime? A weight would be helpful as anything other than the correct weight would tell us it was probably post mint damage.
The main thing for any of that working smaller shows, getting a shelf in an antiques store, doing the internet all require the same thing...some...
Fantastic!
not good enough yet I think.
Sorry, put up the camera, but the edge has a beveled look as there was nothing to push the blank into the reverse die resulting in the weakness...
I know it is not an outstanding cud, but it is fairly dramatic and well formed. I picked it for a quarter out of a bargain box, which is about...
Hope you got a good price for her.
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