hi. i haven't read the rest of the posts, but please take it easy on yourself. we all make mistakes. don't let it burn you or give you heartache....
i couldn't agree more w/ the opinion that all trades (other than blatant fakes) need to be certified. i am not a slab guy but the fakes are...
hi Ben. very slow to read some of these posts.. hope you and your family are all doing well. i just wanted to say God Bless You for participating...
my morgan set is the prime example of "hodgepodge, w/ the eventual inclusion of grades from ag3 thru ms65dpl....i am more than content w/ that...
david bowers offers an excellent strategy for collecting this series (as well as others), in his book : "an experts' guide to collecting and...
study and learn about whichever series (or type set collection) you are interested in. there is absolutely nothing wrong w/ not getting a key such...
no qrestion that the autograph raises the value...you would be shocked at some of the premiums they bring.....all the other books are excellent...
also..never, ever hesitate to ask questions!!!! be informed before you buy your first coin. learn to grade and be patient. study, learn, then...
take your time and develop a feel for what you like. it is a great set. i am currently 43 coins into a morgan date/mint set. been working on it 3...
no question in regard to the 81-o being cleaned. the surfaces and color tell the tale completely. still morgan dollars tho...thanks for sharing.
another excellent one is by john highfill called the comprehensive silver dollar encyclopedia. a good source of used books is www.alibris.com...
on a side note...i "collected " upper deck cards in early 90's but used them to send into players w/ a note and s.a.s.e. wound up getting...
i believe coins will remain a popular collecting hobby, despite the occassional foray into it by speculators. ancients and earlier u.s are true...
w/o even looking at a book to check the diagnostics, i am pretty much convinced this coin is fake. the overall appearance, even before i knew it...
i agree...what he said. The coin is almost the definition of a fine straight from a grading book like Photograde. Better than VG with a full...
gorgeous . thank you for sharing. can't comment on variety as having enough trouble putting a morgan mint and date set together. when that is...
i agree. i am inclined to give them a 40 or no more than 45 tops on either. all coins have character and they are nice morgans with stories to...
as soon as i saw the "gobrecht" i immediately placed every coin under suspicion ..just immediately assumed all are replicas or blatant fakes...
they are probably out there...surprisingly, people will hoard many things..especially when they would rather have the item than dollars. i have...
permission for this kind of testing first. the coins do not belong to the dealer. does the u break you buy policy apply if he rim dings your coin???
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