Hopefully your relatives still have the coins and none have attempted to clean or otherwise "improve" them while in their possession. What I find...
Not much to add after physics-fan3.14 laid it out all nicely for you.
I guess we are on the same page then and that is nice to read. One of the great potential problems with these message boards is the inability to...
No.
My reply was not meant as a blanket statement against the investment of gold, it was merely meant as a warning to be wary of "investment grade" US...
It may be my opinion, but one would indeed be mighty foolish to discount it in the manner that you seem to be discounting it. If you understand...
A wise collector would never question the concept of grading the graders.
Smokin' dollar, Larry.
I'll guess from MS63FB to MS64FB.
MS64 and higher graded classic US gold has a stiff premium built into it and I would hesitate mightily about dipping my toe in this end of the...
A scanner will often yield a dull, lifeless image. It is fine for circulated coins since the process is quick and typically the focus is quite...
I've spent some time going through my reference material and I could not match this piece up with anything on-hand. Either I have tired eyes and...
I just realized that if this is an authentic piece that my initial attribution was incorrect.
If the previous attribution given above is correct then the wear pattern on the reverse stars is not abnormal and is actually a characteristic of...
It's look has the "feel" of a couple tokens that I have that were produced commercially around WWI.
It may be machine doubling, which is quite common for this series. However, if you can get a higher resolution scan of the area of interest I am...
The B12 die marriage is designated using the Bolender system of attribution for early dollars while the BB-15 die marriage is designated using the...
With the piece rotated like you have it in the images, it makes it difficult for me to get the layout of the variety. Assuming it is not...
It's his shop, he can make the rules as long as he stays within the law. Telling you not to cherrypick is allowed and threatening to charge is...
Contrary to what many collectors believe, there is no definitive and complete ANA requirement for each grade and this is especially troublesome...
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