manymore: Just tried to help a member who can't check Krause himeself/herself. I definitely don't know enough to comment anything, not mentioning...
Republic of China, 1920, 10 cash (10 wen). There are few variations in Krause (Y #302, 302.a, 302.1), in VF the value is between $1.50 to $4.
Duke Ellington seated at a grand piano, holding a bag of weed. Massive mint error, congrats!
Yeah, its called "almost".
Yeah, too bad some sellers just throw the coin into the envelope without any holder. Sometimes its wrapped in a piece of paper, sometimes, my...
The 2x2 can be quite easily opened by carefully removing staples and then putting the same ones back into same holes... just a matter of 5 minutes...
Weigh the actual coin, otherwise you can not know its exact weight. Different cardboard holders might have different density, old ones might swell...
Since I am interested in relatively cheap coins and get them from quite reputable sellers, I do not own any slabs. I am not a fan of slabbed coins...
If you calculate the worst case scenario (and I`d say 95% that this is what you will actually get): ~A PCGS, ANACS, NGC, or ICG Professionally...
I did look for completed auctions, as I always do in any case, but for certain modern coins there are just 0 results, so it is hard to say what...
Sorry to bring this old thread up, but it got the exact title I was thinking of, so I`ll just ask here, plus it is on same topic. PCGS and NGC...
$607 now. Either someone is convinced this coin is better than MS60 or this is a shill bidding, which wont be a big surprise from this seller with...
Yeah, a copper-nickel BU coin the size of a Morgan dollar can show the same luster. Try this http://www.cointalk.com/t58435/, first post, lines 3-6
White haze and grainy appearance, looks like they might be from China.
Poor grade and even worse obverse photo. Try shooting it again but this time not in a dark room?
So what are the technical terms for this to happen? Improper alloy, damaged dies? Is it reducing coin value or considered a mint error and might...
Got a large group of Soviet coins from 1920s to 1950s. I don't know what to think about these two, after I noticed small bumps on their surface,...
Look at the coins, not pics, its much more fun.
According to reverse, it looks like there was much more patina/dirt there in the past, it feels cleaned.
I`ve had the same issue with a VF German note from 1942 I got on eBay. It arrived wrapped in a piece of clean thick white paper and there were...
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