Here are the Eagle Eye photos of another one that I paid up for recently. It’s a PCGS 64RB with Photo Seal. It caught my eye because it has a...
I pulled the trigger on this coin in Tuesday’s Heritage auction. At $288 I feel like I overpayed, but the coin seems more attractive than others...
This is my opinion as well of the coins posted in this thread. The OP Morgan is heavily dipped, but market acceptability is a matter of opinion....
I’ve received several envelopes with old stamps.
$66 auction price, was closer to 80 with shipping and tax.
Authenticity is a major hurdle with trade dollars. Many, myself included, would not buy one raw. I think you’d be ahead financially by getting...
Wow, can’t beat the price on that one! I’ve never found anything with value other than pocket change.
The next highest bidder bid only a dollar below my top bid. I paid above PCGS guide, but when comparing other recent auction prices of low grade...
I’ve always had a long-standing rule of never buying coins in details holders or straight graded below G04. Last night I finally broke that rule...
I’ve also been noticing some crazy prices for early low grade US type (i.e. the only ones I can afford). For example, I bought the draped bust...
Here is a link to a dealer website, Holt Rarities. A little over a year ago I bought a draped bust dime and had good dealings with the owner,...
The 7 digit serial number on the slab would indicate that the coin was graded not long before the blue ANACS slabs came out. I wouldn’t bet on...
I guessed 58. I’m not seeing the wear to knock it down to a 53, and the eye appeal is very high in my opinion. None of the problems people...
53
First one for sure. I would prefer lower straight grade every time, especially in this instance as the gouges on the second one are a definite no go.
A lot of this discussion depends on what we mean by “circulate”. Historically it appears that there were not many time periods, at least in the...
OK, now I see why it referred to a Kostel (Catholic church) instead of a Khram (Orthodox church).
Since the christening was during the reign of Alexander III, here is my most recent Russian acquisition, a PCGS XF40 example of a scarce issue...
Gold weight.
Mexican 50 pesos are the largest I know of, weighing 1.2 Troy oz.
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