It was slabbed in the 1980's and standards were a bit stricter. If I sent it in today, I am sure it would come back 65. That's really rather...
Don't turn a blind eye to the Saints slabbed less than 64. There are some very eye catching 63's out there too. This happens to be one of my more...
You shouldn't tease us so! Can we not see this coin?
Myself, I wouldn’t pay $1300.00 for any ASE unless it cleaned my house and did my taxes....... However, I do think these price points seem to...
Chris.... Jeez man. It wasn’t a statement of fact, man. I don’t have the dollar in hand. I’m not trying to prove anything. That ain’t my thing....
Texas cent. Laid between some leather and hit with a hammer.
Even if I had all of @Collecting Nut money, I wouldn’t pay that for two ounces of gold! Wowza!!
You can polish the scratch out of the lens with headlight polish.
Also have a maple guitar I played in smoke filled nightclubs through the 70’s and 80’s that is now permanently yellow from nicotine.
I have a batch of old Merc's like that. They are almost sticky from the nicotine residue.
Being in a tobacco smoke filled room as most coins from early last century were for most of their existence. The yellow is nicotine residue.
I generally spend $16.00 when I buy slick cull dollars and yours is not a cull dollar. I believe you did extremely well.
I love it when that happens. I get just as excited as I do when I receive an expensive coin that I purchased.
Being that we are all coin junkies here. Whatever you have to share.
1) Yes 2) Yes 3) Heritage would be my first choice. There are several premier auction houses and I am sure you will hear other replies. Can you...
Sure is comforting to know that criminals are not very smart. A raw 1795 half eagle would be suspicious. But to sell the thing in the same slab it...
Thing is. Storefront shopkeepers have to adapt. I market commercial construction materials. Things easily sourced on the web. But I offer...
That’s what makes coin collecting so great. There is something for everyone.
It is very uncommon to find these worn. Most of them were kept in a vault for years.
Hi Howard. Welcome to the forum. There are a few dates that do carry some valuable premiums. And frankly, there are some folks here that would...
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