You will probably get an MS-64. They don't agonize over grading these because the value is not there. It doesn't have full steps, so to most...
I would much rather have my graded Proof sets in separate holders. It gives you a lot more options when it comes time to sell. The only possible...
As Jimmy Durante used to say, "I got a million of em!" Well, not quite, but here's another one. This is an example of technical grading run...
Here's another one. This 1852 gold dollar has an "L" scratched in above Ms. Liberty's head. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Once more I would have expected a...
Okay, here's an example that has be graded twice, once by PCGS and then by CAC. Here's the whole slab. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The entire...
These two gold pieces, which I purchased directly from the mint, were never professionally graded, but this is how they looked when I got them....
At $26, you are getting some relative bargains. My local dealer is charging $28 for really ugly dollars that have no numismatic value at all, at...
The scratches look to be fairly recent. Yes, marks like this can ruin your enjoyment of a coin.
The second "C" in "CC" looks like a half moon. I guess the Chinese thought the thing would be more valuable if it had a "CC" on it.
The coin has been heavily polished and is worth no more than melt. It's a "junk box" quality silver dollar. Here's one, with bright luster, that...
A little advice. You have to be careful about handling Proof coins, especially bronze and copper pieces. They are very delicate and can be...
I think there is button somewhere in you profile where you can turn the notifications on and off. I turned mine off because I get too many emails...
PR-63
We are probably going to end up with more stuff than we want for the 250th anniversary. Could the coin set be something like 1996 Atlanta Olympics...
Roger Cohen entitled his die variety book, “The Half Sisters” because they were at the bottom of the list for any benefits the mint gave to other...
Die states are not die varieties. Different planchet stocks could be viewed as varieties of a sort, but if I were still active in half cent die...
I am glad that my interest in modern U.S. coins is very limited. I over pay for the one Proof set I buy each year, and I have over paid for the...
I take those type of photos too. I also have "dead on" shots, that show no luster, which make the coin look worse than it is. Here is an example....
I was a collector in the 1960s. There was a bill in Congress, the Bible Bill, (Bible was the name of a Nevada Senator) which would have given the...
Sorry, but it looks like NGC is now also in the “glamor shots” business, like PCGS which has its “True View” pictures, which are anything but...
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