H'mm, I'll go AG-03 with the proviso that the TPGs actually called it G-04. OK, I'll get off the fence and go with AG-03. But I love that it's...
I think it's a good idea to set a goal and standards for a set before you begin collecting it, particularly if one of your goals is to "complete"...
The 1875-CC has a Graysheet value of $1200 in Au-58 which your coin most likely would grade at (could slide into MS territority) absent the putty...
The 1798 Dollar, NGC AU-55, BB-82 Details-Improperly Cleaned hammered at $9750 with 73 bidders. Higher than I thought it would go for. Graysheet...
I have decided not to bid on this coin but I am following the bidding closely since it ends tonight. Based on my research, I had estimated this...
I am late to this one but I have no doubt it is NT and a lovely coin that I would love to have. Just pop it into a mailer to me and I'll relieve...
Let me tell this story even though it is only related to the thread by virtue of being about a tooled coin. I was attending my local coin club...
Well, there are certainly tooled coins where the intent is to deceive and perhaps of all tooled designations those are perhaps the most prevalent....
Me too! He had a superb early half dime exhibit at the last FUN.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof.
Lousy photo but its the one in my type set. I'll have to reshoot this since my photo skills have improved. How do y'all feel about including...
I am sorry to see it canceled but I have mixed feelings about it. On one positive note, the cash I had saved up for the bourse and auction can...
Very nice coin and a great year.
I would say that any group of two or more scratches (or one scratch that is continuous and looks like a letter/number) that look like they are...
No, there is some daylight ambient light in the room but I normally use a black drape over the entire setup (stand, camera, lights, etc). In this...
I took about 20 shots with direct lighting: one, two and three lights, ambient daylight only, tilted slab, various light angles, homemade...
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One of the my recurring failures photographing coins is that of satisfactorily depicting old proofs such as the 1939 WL half depicted below. This...
Well, I think you have answered your own question. When you don't have any options, you pay it. I know that sounds trite, but it's not intended...
Yes, I use these for RB and Red copper and proof silver coins. The manufacturer says they are safe and I see no reason to doubt that. The...
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