The design looks right to me but the surface roughness makes me wonder. With so much wear it's hard to tell if it's environmental damage or from...
Looks AU-ish to me and well struck. Even so I'd rather have yours than a dipped MS, I like the original skin.
I noticed the milky toning spots on the 80 S and that brings me to a question. How much does that hurt a coin's grade and/or make it ungradeable?...
A Saint would be very far down on my list. Not only would it blow most of my year's budget, but it is a common generic coin that is expensive due...
The lights in my house are a combination of incandescent, CFL and LED along with plenty of daylight, just like everyone else's house. If the look...
I've been seeing a lot of problem free certified coins in GSC auctions as well. I stay just as far away from those as their raw stuff because I...
Since I work in quality assurance I guess I really should know better. Even though I encounter quality issues every day in my own company and...
I'm having the same experience. There are a lot more options for buying which has decreased the spread, along with easily accessible real time...
I normally stick to classics and don't buy many moderns, so this thread has been a good learning experience for me. Until now I didn't realize...
This Baseball HOF dollar just came in the mail yesterday. It's in OGP and the capsule appears sealed and not tampered with. I was surprised to...
I would concentrate most on buying coins at a good price relative to their true market value. It's easier to get out from under something down...
Life is too short to throw away money on something like that.
I think he does have a clue and therefore was able to sell a common generic coin for 50 percent over retail. It's the buyer who doesn't have a...
Excellent deal! None of the certified pieces go near that low on eBay. 40 or 50 would be absolute rock bottom.
I would say $50 to $70. The obverse is almost gone and there is no date. The ones with most or all of the details remaining go for a lot more, a...
There are coins with worse damage that end up in straight graded slabs, but not sure how this one will come out. The location of the damage...
It is my understanding that CAC approval signifies that the coin is in the top 1\2 or 2\3 for its grade and also cannot have surfaces that have...
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