Thanks for that @Conder101; I was thinking along the same lines as far as the quality is concerned, but I didn't suspect that this was a modern...
There is a 1841 half cent on the bay right now that has piqued my interest. I haven't been able to find much information on these and don't really...
My gut says no, the shine doesn't seem like normal wear because it is just too even across the surfaces. I would expect that normal wear would be...
I don't have an issue with buying problem coins under certain circumstances because I will often use them to upgrade my collection over time. This...
XF-45 sweet find.
Hmmm, I think we need to do a dye penetrant test to confirm that theory. I just completed a procedure based on ASME standards this morning if...
Probably easier to ask Kyle, but it should say it on the top of the obverse. It would say something like VF-20.
...and forgot how to punctuate to let us attempt to understand what they are trying to say.
You have made money on coins that you have purchased off of coin vault? Bravo to you. Which coins were they, how much did you pay for them and...
I'm alright with the confiscation as I feel that it was illegally gained property, but I hope that the mint displays the coin as promised rather...
The section near the ninth star could be a lamination, but the rest is definitely just damage.
I got it in today, so here it is with the auction catalog page. It now has the very awesome McCawley/Punchard/Holmes/Kirkuleez provenance. The...
I consider adding graded bullion to my collection about as much as I would recommend buying all the Bennie Baby's that you can find. A fools...
Truth be told, it's somewhere between 6 and 70 in that condition. Nay that it makes it any less collectable. Nice honest coins are becoming...
I have a small medal that was made of silver flown aboard one of the Apallo missions. I believe it was made by the Franklin mint.
Apparently he was only lacking two parings. http://www.pcgs.com/News/Goldberg-Auctions-Mccawleygrellman-To-Sell-Dan-Holmes-Collection-Of-Large
He was a very prolific large cent collector. I believe he collected every die paring of business and proof strikes.
Well, not so much. I found it in my Dan Holmes IV auction catalog, and it's a "very common" N-2. If it does have a silver lining, the auction...
I hoped that I would get lucky somewhat with a rare die variety at least, after all, why would such a prolific collector like Dan Holmes have such...
I see a 64, but not FBL. Great score for $20.
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