I attribute all of my early US stuff and know the difference between a lot of large cent subtypes (including head of 1793/1794, and I know the...
It's all subjective, like I said.
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If you want something unique, why not this painting? It is Interchange by Willem de Kooning. It sold for only $300 million. How much sense does...
I guess it is like a toy in its original box being worth more than one without its box. The premium makes no sense, but now I know people are...
Looks genuine to me
Easy. 1965 Peace dollar. None were made. ;)
Gotta love how the holder the coin is in makes it worth stupid money. Buy the holder and not the coin! Was that an eBay coin?
The original picture looks like the sun setting behind the trees. Me likey!
I take an opportunistic approach to collecting, so I have no idea what will come up that I will want to buy. There will definitely be some ancient...
Those pictures were the ones that the people were judging cleaned/original from. They did not see it in hand. Their only justification was the...
Same here
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The GTG threads have taught me a lot in what to look for in grading. Do they teach me the finer points? Not necessarily. Coins shows/clubs/shops...
Being able to grade is a general art. If you can tell if any US coin VF, you can tell if any world coin is VF. Micro-grading further requires more...
I was going to say that as well, but I decided against it since your coin was not the one being discussed. What I saw was the white/light gray...
I thought you were gone.
I think there is enough meat for a VF-20
I did some looking around on the interwebs. It appears to be S-131. It could also be NC-8, but I doubt it. If I am just imagining the die break on...
I was about to say, that reverse looks nothing like an 1807 reverse. Then the next thing I notice is a stemless wreath. Without my references on...
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