A very good post. I agree with it whole heartedly. I have often sold coins to dealers and I have been realistic in my asking usually expecting...
where you been?
About 6 months ago I purchased a lot of coins for several hundred dollars (a comlete set of unc franklins). While I pondered how to go about...
Gobble gobble, Thanksgiving away from home for another year (5 in a row). Happy Thanksgiving to all and have a joyous day.
those are pretty cool
I still have the first four coins I started with, all large cents, all culled or holed. I'd never get rid of them, ever.
very nice, good loooking coins
I walked out of a shop today because of the flip attitude of the staff. I don't need to do business with the rude or neglectful for I am the...
honestly that doesn't look off, did you try weighing pocket change to check weights, and are you using the tare before weighing each coin?
Collecting is a learning experience. You will lose money sometimes, you will make big mistakes. I made more than a few.
it is a lot of trial and error and I still don't have it right a lot of the time. Just keep moving the angle of light, adjusting the intensity,...
I agree with GD, the overinflated grading system doesn't tickle me at all. But that is a very nice, seemingly accurately graded coin.
I have a couple that have that shade of blue on them, but not uniformly all over the coin. That is amazing. Makes me want to get one, for no...
Honestly I dont think a cleaning should keep a coin that nice looking out of some plastic.
how bout both.
they body bag because they don't understand.
you could do it with a hobby hacksaw if your hand was steady enough. I've seen a morgan dollar cut into a 25-30 piece jigsaw puzzle.
Love those CC mintmarks
those are some cool engravings.
I have a 5x for coins, a 16X harris for small details, and a hand held microscope for checking out mintmarks, overdates, etc. They suit me quite...
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