Generally, I'd prefer to go a grade or two lower for a problem-free piece, but that is a matter of personal preference, and if you're doing an...
$150 for that one isn’t too horrible, I suppose. I’d call it XF details. Numismedia problem-free XF price is $192.
Only “Saints” you might get in one of my giveaways would be a medieval coin with a picture of a saint on it, maybe. ;) And I’m fresh outta those...
Cool. If we're gonna do World... Constantinople mintmark [IMG] Ditto [IMG] The mintmark on this one is an eglantine (a small rose at the top-...
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Good. I like to see participation in the giveaways. There's the current CTF giveaway, too...
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Now that you mention it, this too is a cent... [IMG]
I could overlook some of the other ticks and pings, but that deepish hit/gouge to the right of Liberty's head would make me details-grade this...
Dang. That one was pretty far gone. They improved it, at least.
Not a Princess Bride nerd, then, I take it? Just me? OK. ;)
Oh- hey- you might want to join my current giveaway... :)
First Morgan? Hm. It's got a few rim knocks, and it wouldn't straight-grade at a TPG (third-party grading service) because of that, but hey-...
Generally speaking, for the large bulk of lower value material, I'd say yeah, sell to a dealer. It's far easier than going the eBay route. You...
Yeah, it's a nice way to showcase your favorite coin. Not that that Claudius sestertius above is my absolute favorite. It's just one of my...
Maybe if I tell them I'm a CoinTalk mod, they'll be less likely to disregard my reports, you mean? Hm. Guess it's worth a shot.
Cool. For the life of me, I'll never know how you specialist folk spot stuff like die links. I mean, yeah, I have a general idea, but that sort...
Glad to hear it. But I will say, I do miss her a bit. ;)
Amazon. $11.64 all told, after shipping. That was for the 7.9" x 9.5" option.
I think eBay is still a fine place to shop for less expensive coins, as long as you know what you’re looking at. Their lax policing of...
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