I guess that makes me a coin slob. My early coppers cannot be fully appreciated when entombed in plastic.
I love this coin. http://www.cointalk.com/t119472/
This might be the best late die state with CUD I've ever seen.
Photographers will sometimes use something like black felt to reduce reflection induced color. I know even with copper that I learned to take...
While having lot's of meat left on this coin, many of the identifiers I use are gone. We know it's a draped bust variety minted from 1796 through...
This is a good example of why you can't count on breaks and cuds to eliminate varieties, though they can be a great aid in identifying them when...
My inititial thought is something to do with polishing the die, ie grease, polishing cloth, etc. left in the die. The roughness seems to extend...
He got this coin? I'm sorry, but this coin is the one I care about the most. Might I suggest the rack as an added penalty to those already...
...or not. They could be following the practice of the West Point mint where most of the coins minted there receive no MM.
Shipping on bulk wheaties is a significant part of the pricing and valuation. If you find them at 3 cents, I can almost assure you that you pay...
I think I've shared this famiy story before. I had a "rich" uncle who also ran a pawn store and supposedly had a safety deposit box full of gold...
I can second that notion. What good is an attribution if they won't stand behind it? Maybe the lack of a guarantee is why so many attributions are...
Thanks for the confirmation.
In every situation, the original acts and prohibitions begin with limited scope The scope and application expands dramatically over time, and...
The usual differences on the obverses are positioning of stars relative to the denticles/dentils or to the date or portrait. The reverse is...
This is no longer the case. Many equal protection cases have been made (14th Amendment) against establishments who refuse equal protection in the...
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