It's a shame the Morgan obverse is so ugly. The reverse eagle is actually one of the nicest in mint history. The only problem is that NO reverse...
Morgan dollars are IMO the second ugliest silver coin ever minted in the US for general circulation--surpassed (barely) only by the Franklin half.
So where is the bogus part of his auction? Unless, of course, you have previously bought from him and not received the item he claimed he was...
Both look like decent examples for the grades/prices. Both are common die marriages (R-1 on the 18; R-2 on the 36). How do they fit in looks...
No, no desire at all to ever be a professional. Way too much work involved. Doesn't mean I don't want to specialize however. I've spent 50 plus...
I'm going against the grain and saying that I much prefer the cropped picture. I want to see the coin; I couldn't care less what the holder looks...
The easiest way to tell the difference between the JR-5 and the JR-7 is the relationship between the I in PLURIBUS and the second T in STATES...
It is no more ethical (or unethical) for me to take advantage of an unknowing dealer by buying an R-7 Overton die marriage (coins which run from...
Not sure why some people are apparently getting so worked up over the idea that private citizens "shouldn't be allowed to lie to dealers or...
Is it criminal? No, not as long as you don't purposely misrepresent it to the seller as something that it isn't. That, IMO, would be fraud....
Would you have bought this 1894-S Morgan? No, but by the same token, I have not bought ANY Morgan dollar in nearly 60 years of collecting,
Scratched VF...NOT the R-7 O-116;) Edit to add since now I see that others have said 108....they are correct.
In my pocket...thus the name--pocket change.
60 cents an hour for up to 20 hours...actual minimum wage at the time was 1.00 but as I was a full-time student the employer was allowed to pay me...
Back in my days as a commercial pump jockey regular gas was 17 cents a gallon--15 during a price war with the station across the street. For that...
And at around 1500 bucks for one now it still would today. (admittedly, not racing fuel) Who says coins are a great hedge against...
Can't really tell from the pics, but more than likely either a grease-filled die (most likely) or slightly mis-aligned dies.
VF-30 (or so) Overton 104...polished and retoned.
A die crack on a coin is the exact opposite of a "flaw in a coin". A flawed coin would be one struck from a cracked die which DOESN'T exhibit the...
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