65 Red.
Technically, I would have graded this one F15 obverse, VG8 at most on the reverse. I guess PCGS averaged the two sides and came up with F12.
As for buying either a 1937-D 3-legged Buffalo nickel or a 1955 doubled die cent, the nickel is actually fairly common and not really worth its...
I had a mail-order coin business many years ago. One of my long-time customers told me that my coins were the dirtiest he had ever seen. When he...
MS63
It sold today, so I did get $794 for it.
63 BN weak strike
Obviously, the 09-SVDB is not a rare coin. It is, however, extremely popular and that accounts for the price. I've got a foreign gold coin, with a...
They're not selling for anywhere near that much nowadays. I'm running a PCGS-graded VF35 on eBay at the moment and can't get $794 for it.
63
MS64 FH.
My reply I gave the correct title for the original poster, who said he was a complete novice. I know that coin people know what is meant by Red Book.
Just one small addition: The pictures have to be fairly good, not blurred. I sent a scan of the obverse and reverse that was pretty blurred, and...
You can also order a much less expensive edition from online booksellers such as Amazon.com. Or try eBay. I'm sure there are hundreds listed there.
The title is actually A Guide Book of United States Coins, and it's published by Whitman. It's called the Red Book because of the color of its...
You can't place much stock in the "old" ANACS grading. They gave me a grade of AU55/55 on an uncirculated large cent I had bought. When I asked...
What does that stand for?
I think the 20 steps includes the + grades: 60, 60+, 61, 61+, etc.
Did y'all see that in the specifics of the coin it was certified by PCGS as MS64 and then it said it was circulated? Man, that's all screwed up.
Most of your cents are what I call "spenders."
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