Were they going for that much, $500 ? I think the gold coins were like 3x purchase price or $7,500 right ?
I think they did, GD.....here's a link for an auction of an NGC Proof High Relief Saint where PCGS says they don't catalog them: NGC PF 62+...
Typo.....I meant 1907 High Relief Saint-Gaudens.....left out 1907 HR....NGC recognizes them, PCGS does not. Covered in-depth in RWB's new magnus...
What about just taking pics of the coins pre-crackout ?
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/BTC-USD?p=BTC-USD
I go from the Friday close to today....overnight or weekend moves are usually not quoted on most stock tickers, CNBC, etc.
BitCoin ? Down about $3,200 or 9%. It's just over $32,000 per coin. :D
Yup, and I think not being sure of all the working parts in how a coin is actually made -- I have to see some recent videos posted here -- that...
Wow...so you can't tell from the finish and surface of the coin, you have to look at the striking traits, huh ?
http://hbrf.org/coin-collection/
Yeah, this is one old thread that definitely deserves to be kept current. But the grades that the coins have are not listed apparently, at least...
What kind of "die markers" or identifiers, Jaelus ? The way the coin looks compared to business strikes...swirls on the finish especially in the...
Right, that's what confusing to some of us who are NOT experts or are doing this for a shorter period of time. In my collecting experience since...
How the hell can they/we even TELL that PR40 coin is a proof ? It's old....doesn't look like any of the modern proofs we see....only a "40"...
Well, at least on gold and silver coins. They have the deep-mirror look...that's what I meant.
Luster is caused by the reflection of thousands of these microscopic ridges on the surface of the coin. We think the coin is "smooth" but even a...
Recent Saint Auctions: I was surprised this went for "only" $5,200. A 66+CAC ? I believe an MS-67 is going to run closer to $12,000 so I...
Bumping this sucker with some updated information: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Today, proof means mirrored proof. They've looked the same for years, decades. Back then, many times, the proofs WEREN'T mirrored. You'd see...
Jaelus, great answers....does your answer change or account for the fact that proofs back then tended to look different than proofs today...you...
Separate names with a comma.
