I too love chop marks on trade dollars. Chop marks are physical proof that trade dollars circulated in the way they were intended. The only trade...
63/64 and eye appeal to boot.
I've been trying to find the asw for a China, Yunnan province 20 cent silver coin. The only reference I found indicated that the asw is unknown....
63 possible FBL.
Great clash! It looks like a weak strike 62/63. Darkly toned coins are tough to grade. I have a MS63 Morgan that's very dark, and not only are the...
Of course we're stupid....nothing new there.
I too see a misplaced earring, (could be the light), a possible clash and an AU coin that looks XF.
My family and some friends know I collect. There have been times I've shown some of my collection to friends, and often they have a complete look...
I never have problems with dealers or auctions. I always over-bid.
It's great show, been there several times. The only downside to attending is my pocket book is not large enough to buy what I really want when I...
"IF" was the key word. NGC may grade it the same, lower or higher. If the same, I would rather keep it in a PCGS holder for possible resale,...
If NGC is looking for more cross-over business, they may upgrade to 64. Who knows? Personally, I would rather keep it in a PCGS holder.
Love them Pandas.
The Buffalo series is one of my favorites, and for me the most difficult to grade. I'm guessing 65 or better on both.
I agree that the national debt is out of control, but I've been hearing doomsday scenarios regarding that for 50 years....and guess what? We're...
Possible 65.
I double checked, and there's not enough space to use staples. As to not holding the album upside down...try telling that to the viewer when the...
I have a couple of coin albums with vinyl pages that hold 2x2 flips. I decided on the albums as a way that I can let family and friends easily...
I'm not saying there's anything wrong with breaking coins out of slabs, I've done it too. My point was that if resale is a strong possibility,...
I know, I was just expanding on the merits of breaking coins out of slabs.
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