The odds are good that if you think so everyone else will too. Plus you have to figure a few people are just getting boxes of coins to set aside...
It looks like three of them to me. The upper left is fairly common and might bring about $5 on eBay or more. Upper left is a common...
This is a great set and a great way to collect and it doesn't have to be "cheap" just because most of the coins are cheap. You can look for nice...
At least he learned the facts before twisting them around. Most of the authors who write this stuff simply have no clue of what the facts are....
It would help if you've seen it before. There should be pics all over the net if you google it. The fields in the "S" are flush with the...
It's $7 bid in a January greysheet.
The '70 type II has a sharp clear mint mark. Type I looks like a blob. It's primarily the dollar that carries a lot of value.
Grerat answers. The SMS coins were produced in San Francisco and then the retired dies were used to strike coins for circulation (in San...
Indeed. And in some ways I even prefer this place. :smile
Perhaps the solution to the grading "problem" is to simply describe a new system and define the parameters. After one or two series are completed...
I've never defended the hosts over at the PCGS forum. Oh sure, I've held my tongue once or twice and pointed out when they were being unfairly...
I thought we were in agreement that grading as practiced now is mere pricing. This is the main reason people submit; so they can just look at...
No. Market grading isn't meeting demand for coins market grading is pricing of coins. Most collectors' first question is "how much is this...
In all probability the cent is accurately graded. This is not because I have any more confidence in third party graders than you do but because...
Vavet; There's no question that market grading is inconsistent. This is the nature of the beast. The market is composed of people and not...
I suspect Mr Bowers was referring to classics. The problems with grading isn't seeing the difference, the problem is with the weighting of...
Modern coins are easier to grade than classics since surface conditions are rarely an issue. If a modern looks unc then it is unc and hasn't been...
With some dates and some coins I'd agree that there probably isn't a single high grade coin in existence in rolls. This applies to many of the...
...Tough call without a lot more information. Rolls of cents tend to be all from only a few die pair with just a few odd balls once in a...
There are some gems in '74 rolls and this is even more common than the '79 roll. '74-P's in mint sets come extremely nice quite often. About 4%...
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