There is no once book that will give you enough information to attribute all the varieties. The Breen book is the closest, but I would recommend...
I think it is difficult/impossible to understand grading trends by viewing coins that are on the bourse. Without first hand experience sending in...
The best are Zeiss or Eschenbach, IMO. The wider (larger diameter) the better. You can get away with cheaper alternatives. Perhaps someone can...
What do I think? I think that I'd prefer matching coins to matching slabs any day of the week. On your second question... I have had some small...
p.p.s. my first thought upon seeing the large photographs is a possible upgrade. Have you discussed this? What does it look like in-hand (i.e....
p.s. that's an amazing coin!
I think that coin was slabbed before NGC labeled proofs as CAM/UCAM. Perhaps someone more versed in the timing (Conder/Feld/???) can confirm this.
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I must comment -- that is a fabulous photograph. :hail:
Great advice!
Some basic coin examination/grading tips... I found this post on "Some basic coin examination/grading tips..." interesting and have nominated it...
Yeah, you could do like most collectors of modern 70 coins and simply look at the slab. :)
I'm not sure I follow? Explain this coin then: http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=29084&Lot_No=26395 Or this one:...
Nice!
The prices aren't that bad for the coins in the grades listed -- provided they are accurately graded.
Looks to me to be just a weak strike rather than a grease-filled die. This coin ('83 n/c) is very commonly found with weakness on the lower-left...
A good area of study for Mr. Gold Coin Lover would be Gresham's Law. It is particularly apropos to this discussion...Mike
I'm usually among the first to scoff, but there's nothing to scoff at in the above post. Well said.
I see a few harilines in the left obverse field in the pics posted.
p.s. the closest you'll get to wholesale prices are in auctions, but even then it's a crapshoot depending on who you're going up against.
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