BB21, I wonder if Sheldon just ASSUMED that an uncirculated coin would have no wear ? Maybe he just never figured on wear, dings, friction from...
By "wear" -- we mean it actually circulated like at a coffee shop or something for some brief period of time, right ? As opposed to never being...
Randy, it's been discussed in other threads that many times with certain coins (Saints, MSDs) the AU58's look "better" than the low-60's MS. I...
Not only that there are very few "+" marks below MS64. I guess the Sheldon Scale didn't see the need for 1 point increments. Rounding up/down...
Yeah, even without your quantity, I thought having the 1970 book was good to have. It followed a big decade of coin collecting (maybe the...
My mistake.....the price listed included cents for most years, but a few of the others didn't have 2 decimal places for cents and just used...
Dave, I see Proofs from 1873-1883 going for $340 - $500. But the 1884 (Wolfson Sale, 1963) is at $8,750 and the 1885 Proof is $9,000. UNC from...
That's the definition of incuse -- fields have the highest point ? Not the rims ? That's not the case on Double Eagles ?
Crap, can a Mod please change the subject title to 1970 Red Book ? Damn typos !! :mad: You can delete this post when the title is corrected....
I just bought the 1970 Red Book (A Guide Book of United States Coins)....got it off Ebay for like $7 including S&H. Wow...talk about a trip down...
I didn't know they published other books, I thought that was the only one. Thanks, I'll look for them. Cover is a bit "glossier" but the internal...
Gold Reports from Scotia Bank: Here are some current Gold & PM sell-side brokerage reports with lots of gold and PM stock data plus comments on...
Well, I'll buy it. :D I'm reading Roger Burdette's book on Saint Gaudens Double Eagles. Mowing down about 20-30 pages a day....hope to finish by...
These writeups take time and I/we certainly appreciate your effort and expense in typing them up, John !! :D
Great stuff, John....will read these lengthy pieces later today but thanks for taking the time to write them.
You answered your own question: you bought during a BUBBLE. That's a no-no.:D Stocks do best over time. Gold and gold stocks have been...
They had the Kennedy 3/4 oz. gold piece and dealers paid people to stand in line....there were fights....etc. Someone here must know more...
Is that the Kennedy Gold coin that created a fiasco at the ANA Chicago gathering a few years ago ?
You're style and information reminds me of RWB. Great job, John ! :D
What is the triple and double die referring to on that Ike ?
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