I went to a summer session years ago as a gift from my parents and consider what I learned there to be invaluable. The classes are relatively...
Most would disagree with my opinion, but I think that it is very possible to make money as a collector. I don't do it much anymore, but you can...
Welcome to CT Gary. It may be difficult to sell higher grades for a premium on ebay without having them graded. Most collectors of higher grade...
It will be hard to see a trace amount of wear on a coin once it has been cleaned likt that. Generally though, you can hold the coin at a slight...
I would call it AU details because it looks fairly harshly cleaned.
That is a strange one. My guess is that it took an acid bath at some point in the past and that the striations are the result of the acid eating...
It is a business strike. Although there are a few dates that are known with incomplete stars on the obverse, it is quite unusual to find them on...
Smart kid. I would grade it AU-53 and put a value at about $50-55. A bit more on eBay.
Buy her the purse (or maybe a good Chinese knock off) , it's an unwinnable war and your collection will suffer. I bet you wish that pesky...
I'm not as big of a fan of Charles as I am William, but here are a few that I couldn't do without. The first is the obverse of my avatar....
We got a good laugh out of it. He did something similar when my wife stopped me from bidding on a 1795 three leaves dollar that he eventually won.
Really not much over melt in the very low end MS grades.
It depends on the coin. Take my avatar for example. The coin is a pattern Liberty nickel (J-1671 R-6+) that I have been seeking and loosing at...
I guess it depends on which Barber you are referring to, but the Barbers did produce some beautiful coins. Here are my favorite two design by...
Well that makes sense Simon, but that begs the question. If it is for the thrill of the hunt, then why do people buy them?
There have been huge numbers of threads posted lately that ask for opinions on "errors" that take a high power microscope to see. My question is...
I've been ripped apart here for similar comments about graded ASEs. Some take collecting modern grading coins very seriously. But frankly, I...
How about one of these. http://www.ebay.com/itm/1883-No-Cents-PCGS-MS63-Liberty-Nickel-/390634261876...
Do you prefer an AU coin, or will a nice MS 1883 N/C do the job. The 1883s are common in high grades and can be found relatively cheap. As far...
Looks 65 to me.
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