I used to carry an old Peace Dollar as my pocket piece, and lost it one day. The coin was nearly unidentifiable, and one of my prized...
Wow, very nice coin!
For someone doing the shows listed, and with the credentials listed at the bottom of your post, I consider it quite an imposition upon others to...
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I sold my best Fleagle to DVRC about 10 years ago . . . An NGC MS65 with extraordinary P/L qualities. I tried resubmission as a proof a couple of...
Hi Trey, The best I can come up with is for you to photograph the currency and label together in the holder, then remove the holder and keep the...
Don't forget that, when Americans could last freely travel to Cuba, the average American salary was only 1/20 what it is today. $5 bills would...
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Got my tickets already . . . Not. My guess is that all US money disappeared into powerful Cuban hands very shortly after relations were severed.
I'm not an ancient collector, but this really caught my attention too. Very cool.
I don't know what to tell you, other than that I'm quite sure the graders don't know my coins from yours when they show up to be graded.
NGC likes toning just fine. Of the 10 coins in my last submission, 5 were toners, and all 5 graded. Cert numbers 3706436-005 through 3706436-009....
Is "Thermo-Nuclear Toning" the next stop in the coin doctor's office after the "Blast White" stage? Kidding, of course . . . I do love the color.
I think you actually validated my point. By pursuing coins in specific "periods of history that interest" you, to the exclusion of others, you...
i bought an 1883-S $10 Lib this week. While it has been very obviously cleaned, this is a much harder date to locate. Offered up to the first...
If you hunt around a bit, you may find that some dealers offer gift certificates.
I'm glad you like the coins . . . edited
It's difficult for me to network effectively with a lot of other dealers, even when they're not far away, because I'm working my full-time...
I see Warren at Baltimore and FUN but, curiously, not here in NH.
Long story, but I lost about 200 nice coins that day.
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