Mikey's my hero (and also a good friend). He's cleaned up the immediate horizon, but it's like killing ants ... where do they all come from?
Yes, if you are going to Panama, don't forget your pills.
The wrath of Mikey has caused them to change direction in the past (thru Paypal and then Ebay, first here on Ebay.ca and then for the US as well....
Wow! And to think that this dead horse gets beaten again and again every year. You'd think that red flags would slap you in the face every time...
Yes, it's an incomplete D. Grade is F-12/15 cleaned.
I have no problem with people making "replicas" of ancients, as long as "copy" or "replica" is molded as part of the die or casting. However, I...
I find this thread appalling, serving only to build the hype and popularity of saying that "fakes" are OK. In some countries, the guy would have...
As a collector of mainly Canadian Victoria Large Cents and Varieties, I have approx 9,000 and have never sent a single coin to a TPG. In my...
If you have a 14 MP camera, it should be crystal clear. Make sure that you are in macro or close-up mode (usually a flower icon) and then...
The Sheldon Scale was shoeboxed in to fit the "grading" of all US coins, not the primary 1793-1799 Cents and half cents that he specialized in....
I'd find a different dealer ... and try not to sell to dealers in general, unless you got a real bargain buy somewhere of something that you...
It looks much lower grade to me as well(VG at best) .. just look at the crown and the definition there. Then go to any routine guide on...
Anything that you use to touch a coin, regardless how soft, will end up damaging the coin. Once any kind of dirt, grime, or hardened deposit is...
Why would you even chance heating up acetone .. the fumes would be atrocious, let alone the flammability or explosive hazard
I'd go VF (probably closer to 20) as well and I have a hard time believing that NGC could give that other one a 45. Some of these were weakly...
A face dollar (of whatever denomination) of Canadian is .6 troy ounces, so you are getting 12 oz with your 20 silver dollars.... so you are paying...
In Trends, 1880H in G-4 is $5, VG-8 is $10. A very common date that a dealer/Ebay would give you just scrap silver price, which isn't much
SPP is the guy that I emailed to help you. He's the guru when it comes to small cent errors (much heavier on the errors than struck varieties)...
Even though it looks like ancients are taking center stage, Canada had a very nice 2000 series. This is a current Ebay auction where the vendor...
I sent this thread to a small cent variety collector. he'll come back and tell you.
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