View them all as raw and it should help you immensely.
I sincerely hope it is the image presentation, but at least three of those pieces look counterfeit.
A typical, textbook example of the AU58 grade should really be aesthetically more pleasing than the similar MS60-MS61 coin. The reason for this...
The images infer that there is a milky patch beneath the talons. This patch does not need to be opaque, rather, it could simply show up as a...
Unfortunately, the coin is severely corroded. That is strong money for a piece with this negative surface feature.
My goal is the same as it has always been; to buy nice, cool coins.
On average, I think you may also do well buying modern US $5 gold commems, which are made to the same standards as the classic US half eagle....
Holy Cow! That's cool!
BINGO!!! That is a great choice!
The 1837 RE half dollar looks like a nice coin and I do not think the black spot on the reverse hurt its evaluation. Rather, I think it is simply...
The presence of luster is linked to the presence of flow lines from the original minting process. These lines are extremely fine to begin with,...
This is a fascinating topic and it is brought up on the various coin boards with pretty decent frequency. As a disclaimer, I like the idea of CAC,...
By now many folks on the boards are aware that I simply adore the RE half dollar series, but not all realize that I was a teenager in 1978 when...
It was the companion thread to this one on the PCGS board that made me think about posting again on CT. I had never removed CT from my Favorites...
Being unemployed is tough and certainly makes the matter more complex. I don't know if the coin is real or not or if the surfaces have been...
Hmmm...as you can tell, modern coinage is not my strong point. It sounds as though you have a 2009 Sac with the Native American theme reverse...
Have you checked the edge of the coin? I believe the newest Sacs have the date on the edge where the reeding would be on other coins.
My initial reaction is that you will find dealers willing to pay two to three cents per coin, which might be quite fair if you want to be out of...
It's a novelty token. These have been made for at least the last three decades and for various denominations. At times they are accompanied by a...
The VAM niche is not a strength for me, but it is my understanding that the VAM designations are for die marriages and sometimes die states, too....
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