Follow-up here (and maybe @Peter Economakis received similar feedback): the seller replied to me with, "Good catch!! Thanks for the heads up....
I usually try to assume the best of people until they prove otherwise. So, as a little experiment, I headed over to the 'bay and found this...
I'm thinking about picking up a few Seated coins to fill holes in my Dansco type album. Since that means buying raw, this post is timely for me: I...
@Cosimo zingy, congratulations on the best day ever of CRH! The sad news I must now report is, you probably won't have another like it anytime...
This was a wonderful post and I appreciated reading it today while I sipped my coffee. Top notch work, @johnmilton! I learned some things, looked...
Ditto the recommendation for David Lawrence. Their website has a new feature that provides a tilted view of coins to see radiant luster and better...
This was a thought-provoking post. I generally agree, but I would take a stricter definition of a case where fake dies struck a genuine planchet:...
I count that as a sweet find! In fact, the 1922 Ds are the last Lincolns I need to complete the wheaties. I'll collect both the D, and the "no D...
"Colorized coins" = "jumping the shark." I've been a collector for a long time, and I'm looking to older and older series now, as the new...
I'm saying 58 based on what looks like rub, although the rub may be on the holder. But I wouldn't be surprised if @Publius2 called it by...
This is just color commentary at this point, since you got good info on this seller - but I wanted to share just in case. I asked them a few...
This kind of find in pocket change (or coin roll hunting of course), to me, really evokes my experience as a young kid. I'd buy six rolls of dimes...
New member here - first post! This topic caught my eye because I've felt "unsophisticated" as well, at various times. I may be more of a collector...
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