PCGS Barcodes are a simple ITF (interleaved 2 of 5) bar code. They are not complicated and they are not difficult to create using free software....
Well, I'm a coin collector, not a coin seller, so I am not too concerned with what a local dealer would offer me. I don't buy coins to turn a...
Hi Doug, thanks for your comments. My replies are below: As for your argument about "educated" collector prices, your simplistic "wisdom" does...
I'll take that Probus off your hands for my horse collection ;)
I know. I have a Canon 50D, and I have wanted a 180mm L-glass for a while...but I can't bring myself to drop the $1K+ for it. Used is the way to...
If there were any dealer within even 4 hours drive that had a sufficient selection of world coins I could view in person then your argument is a...
You also photograph coins for a living, and have thousands of dollars worth of equipment...so, the requested budget of $350-$450 is unrealistic...
As you could tell from the coins I posted, 4 of the 5 were in slabs when I shot them. The conder token was raw. I'm not sure why the point and...
Extension tubes are very difficult to work with. When you use one focusing and getting the distance to the coin right is a real pain. I know...
The values in the NGC system are just from the Krause books. It's nice to have them all in one centralized place so as not to need to carry...
The population reports from PCGS are mostly free for world coins (but not for U.S. Coins). You can find them here: http://www.pcgs.com/pop/ The...
I usually do a Google search in addition to searching on Heritage. There are several auction houses that sell world coins other than Heritage and...
Picked this one up for $22. Happy with the quality in hand. [ATTACH]
Based on Heritage historical auctions, it looks like the $500 range for MS64 Feuchtwangers. This one is particularly nice, so maybe the $600-$800...
These are two of my newer quite old tokens. The first is a nice Conder token from Kent. The second is an "unofficial farthing" of Oxfordshire...
The reverse of my 1916 Italian 2 Lire. This one is graded MS62 by NGC. [ATTACH]
I imaged these four today. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Oh...NO...jom, you're over here now too? ;) Welcome to CT! :welcome:
Davey! the horse on the reverse of that British World War I medal is stunning...I have been searching for one for a few months, but I haven't...
No offense guys, but for $400 I could have had an MS68 common date in one of the recent Heritage auctions. You can keep your "key date"...
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