This, I suspect is the most common way--either that, or heirs who really don't give a darn once they realize that they aren't going to get rich by...
I suspect that it depends on the series/date. For example, a type piece Morgan dollar is around 1000 bucks in PCGS MS65 DPML while a proof piece...
What you are describing isn't gradeflation but rather a result of gradeflation--the continuing degradation of grading standards. What was once a...
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cents, nickels, dimes, quarters for spending and a single Kennedy half for my year set
Yes, and if you don't have a jug of drinkable water it's worth it. Ethical? IMO, no, but still worth every cent. As for non-necessities like...
If someone is willing to buy it at that price then it is worth it at that price--at least to the purchaser--and in the end his opinion is the only...
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By the same token, once you've put together the absolute BEST set possible of Morgan dollars you have a whole bunch of ugly coins, in my opinion....
I don't get it. What's the point of buying all those so call "perfect" MS 69 and 70 coins that never have nor ever will serve the express purpose...
So what difference does that make? The first 5 are counterfeits as well...just expensive ones.
Got the same email yesterday.
From the obverse it appears to be either N-3 or 4. (Both used the same obverse die.) Just not enough detail in pic to determine the reverse die....
Wait a minute, let me check my pocket. Yes, I have 0 wheat cents. Even as a kid I had no desire to own any longer than it took to spend them....
Any (and I already do give them away) of the obsolete values...half cent, two cent, three cent, and twenty cent coins.
And why is this a problem for true collectors? Just means that I can better afford to collect.
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If a coin is identical to 100x magnification, then what difference does it make where it came from?
Coins have been counterfeited for over 3000 years. People have collected for just as long. The hobby will be fine. The people who are strictly...
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