Or, maybe, JUST MAYBE, over long years of experience they've learned something about a particular subject and they're actually right.;)
Scanner... [IMG][IMG] cheap point and shoot camera (hand-held) [IMG] [IMG] Nuff said.
Honestly couldn't care less what happens to it once I'm through with it. Anything that my descendants sell it for will be more than it is worth...
Ditto
LM-5 (V-8) Second use of obverse 1 and the second use of reverse R. (The die crack through the first T to E in the scroll is diagnostic to this...
Doesn't matter a bit to me what they do with it. Keep it, sell it for full value, sell it for 10 cents on the dollar, melt it down to make silver...
If TPG graders could consistently hit over 90% then grades would change when coins were resubmitted less than 10% of the time. Admittedly...
I prefer no particular term at all for the coin. It is exactly what it purports to be...a coin in a given series/MM....just like the coins struck...
The terms that irritate me the most? Error, when applied to a coin such as a die crack or clash. The coin is NOT an error even if it is called...
It was more political considerations rather than legal ones. He chose to officially remain Anglican to avoid repercussions to his party. He...
If you don't mind me asking who are you buying who don't offer a return policy? I know of a few such dealers, but they usually state that a sale...
My oh my, how did coins EVER stay safe during the 3000 years that they were collected prior to slabbing? As for my heirs I really couldn't care...
He believed it was sacrilege because its use causes the user to swear a false oath to God. He's right. The population of this country has NEVER...
I've been buying raw coins for over 50 years. Why would I stop now? I've also been buying slabbed coins for nearly 30 years. They all became...
Pictures--regardless of quality--have absolutely nothing to do with whether a purchase is "sight unseen". A seller can have the greatest photos...
Couldn't tell you since I don't shop on Ebay. My guess would be about the same number as the number of beer makers who tell you that their...
"High grade" to me is relative to where a coin falls in its actual grade. You can have a "high grade" VG-10 (one which just misses F-12) just...
I'll do the Oklahoma (ONA--May 6-8) and Texas state association shows (TNA May 20-22) and usually 1 national show such as FUN or Central States....
1. Coins/bullion created by the mint strictly for the collector...chiefly a. commems b. proofs c. bullion rounds such as AEs....
In a nod to the crusty old guys I will mention that I have posted this before. For the new folks, though... 1962--I was playing in a park when I...
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