The big black spot on the reverse caught my eye before the scratches. If you paid full 66 money I’m glad you did it for a BTW and not a Pan Pac...
Personally I find myself more inclined to buy nicer world coins now that they are available slabbed and online. So therefore my budget is more...
F Details, ED. Although it might get net graded down to a straight grade. It has nice detail with no major planchet flaws. It might come down...
I vote straight graded, VF25. The uneven color caught my eye but I’ve seen similar on higher grade copper. The hits look like normal circulation...
I would take a problem free well worn G over a higher grade problem coin any day. I think the TPG's have done a good job of differentiating the...
I’ll go for 1800. Somebody gave that one quite a scrubbing, definitely PF details.
MS Details Scratched, $350. Nice looking coin, had to look for the scratch.
500 450 50
UNC details scratched, $3800
I draw the line at VF for paper money because anything less than that is butt ugly. However, I like the look of a well worn classic coin,...
Back when I was collecting in the 90’s I distinctly remember a dealer ridiculing world coins and ancients due to their lack of resale options. At...
That is definitely true and it describes a lot of the coins in my collection :-)
The availability of coins online really does change our perspective. Back when I was collecting coins in grade school in the pre internet days,...
I’m at XF40 for the level of wear but not sure if it’s market acceptable. Perhaps PCGS netted it down to a 35 for the cleaning. If it’s in a...
I think we would all agree that prices for a lot of coins have decreased in recent years. But how much if that is attributable to decreasing...
I would rather spend the money on a problem free example of a different type coin that is within my price range. I’m content with never owning a...
Everyone talks about the demise of stamp collecting. One question I have been wondering about is, how much has the price of classic stamps...
We all have our opinions, but for NGC, I’m sure they are happy if it makes them money. I don’t see any long term collector value in the holders...
Did you know the pink was a reflection when you bought it? If no, my guess remains the same. If yes, I change my guess to $20. I suppose the...
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