The large cent and shield nickle are corroded, which makes grading them somewhat less useful. The two-cent piece looks like a G6 or thereabouts.
The coin is worth about $12.50 for its silver content, and an AU Columbian half dollar might be worth $2 to $4 more than bullion value, so if the...
Proof ASEs are worth more than $2 each over spot. At the shops local to me, one can sell these for about 10% behind Greysheet bid, which is...
Thank you. Yes, your coin has almost certainly been polished. These holders often contain polished coins and are typically sold at a great...
It seems to me that you might have a piece purchased from one of those mail order or telemarketer programs where they put a coin in a piece of...
Looks like a polished AU, but perhaps the images are leading me to be harsh about the coin. These are a great piece of US history as they are the...
I think it's cool.
It may simply be the lighting used for the image, but it appears it might have already had a gentle bath to remove some skin. However, what...
I think that this dipped Seated half dollar with odd looking residual lines across the obverse would grade in the low PR range as a PR61 or PR62...
That was an excellent post. It is truly difficult to sell quality coins while both being fair to the buyer and making certain that they are not...
If you purchase a copy of the Red Book you will find a large amount of quality information on US coinage. This will help you in the future. By...
I use the ANA book.
I've never heard or read such a story. ASEs are produced on 0.999 fine silver planchets while all other US silver coinage products are on 0.900...
It looks too good.
The coins were originally packaged individually in cellophane (or something similar) squares that were then all stapled together to form a single...
Your images do not make the coin look too bad however, I would advise caution if you are thinking of purchasing this piece. The reason is that it...
I don't think it matters all that much. If you like it in the slab then by all means keep it that way. If, however, you want to put the coin in...
Some coins appear to have had two or more pieces issued with the same cert number while other coins are not in the database at all even though the...
Blaubart makes some great points that many folks do not address until it is too late. Do you have insurance for the coins while in your...
I'm a full-time coin dealer and can tell you that when you buy inventory that it does not decrease your apparent profit. Don't make that mistake.
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