The jump from 5 to 6 is about a grand ($3500->$4500) retail, and likely more like $750 wholesale. IMO, of course. :)
I was thinking 66. I see no hairlines and the coin looks pretty clean. If the coin's fresh to the market, it might be worth a shot -- as you...
The coin appears to me to have had a very old cleaning that has since retoned. Not too bad of a coin, actually, but if you were looking for...
The problem as I see it, G, is our OP doesn't have the ability to tell a good dealer from a bad dealer, and he's much more likely to run into the...
Have you tried the "ring test"? That said, specific gravity (weight and volume) should give you the answer, but will take some specialized...
I can remember the first 2c piece I bought. It was 1983-ish. I think I paid $10 for a VF example in the cull bin -- and I was as happy as you...
Undergraded?
In most cases, the good coins don't come for price guide values.
Wow!
G4 VF details (maybe XF details), but the coin has surface issues.
Congrats on your weight loss. It is important for all of us to find something that inspires us. Something that we are passionate about.
I agree. Particularly one with new/updated information -- it's been a while since a good general information type book on large cents has been...
Neat coin! Can you imagine what that coin might have seen during its life? Where it has been? What it was used to buy?
I'll stack my 200 f/4 against any of them. ;) As for the autofocus discussion, if you are older, or have failing sight (as I must admit),...
By all accounts NGC does have superb customer service. That said, I choose to send my coins to PCGS.... ;) And for all the bad things I've...
I have had a similar experience with PCGS -- it often takes them a few days to get it in their system. Longer during holidays or when a show is...
The nickel is worth about a dollar -- it's suffering from corrosion. The dime is worth about ten. Not a bad coin for being dug. IMO, of course. :)
I've always wanted some early gold as part of a type set. Haven't yet gotten the first coin -- many of the series intimidate me, frankly, as they...
The easiest to read of the large cent books is probably Sheldon or Wright, IMO.
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