has anyone here ever seen an encased $2.50 gold piece? I never had until the other day. anyone ever seen one? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
All 1971 Proof Coins were minted in San Francisco and bear an S mint mark. This coin does not have a mint mark, and was struck in Philadelphia....
Thank you for your thoughtful answers, Mike. I appreciate the direction that your mind is taking the discussion. I have to disagree with your...
ok... explain this... if the planchet was tapered or incomplete, how did the coin strike perfectly on one side and poorly on the other. What held...
Here are a couple of edge pics: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I need some help figuring this error out. The weakness from 3 o’clock - 6 o’clock does not appear to have any Blakesley effect on the opposite...
It was my podcast. They were aware of my work, and asked me if I would be interested in interviewing. I was. I did, and they offered me a job....
Did they really exist in the first place?
For those of you who don’t know, I recently went to work at a major coin shop. Recently, Aaron represented a buyer at auction, and the coin came...
No. It does not. It does have some frost, but in order to justify a Cameo designation, the devices must be covered in frost completely, with no...
you were indeed correct...
Herein lies the "discussion" that @RussHJB was trying to pursue. We currently own 4 PCGS MS 64 Roanokes and they ALL look quite different. I...
sometimes, we learn when we stretch our minds to accept something that at first seems odd on the face but truthfully, we have been having...
and the numbers grow by the day... I still think that graded bullion is a fool's errand when 80%+ of it grades at MS 69 or better.
stupid autocorrect!
We have them in the shop. If anyone can't find them by the end of the year, give me a shout. I can help you get the ones you need.
Don't you need Pi (pie) to calculate round?
Hi everyone. The gold Eid Mar from the British Museum just sold for 2,200,000 CHF which is just over $2.2M USD. NAC Auction - Lot 474 [ATTACH]...
ok... I have withheld comment on the process to this point, trying to "play the game" that you propose, @Insider , but here's the issue that I...
I cannot in good conscious leave the grade at 68. The marks, though Mint made, are too distracting for 67 or 68. I would downgrade the coin to...
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