I've read in the Numismatist that on the struck counterfiets to also look for mint luster in the scratches or gouges. The marks come from the host...
Never buy a coin from a series you are not familliar with, without doing research first. Don't be afraid to ask questions. Start small.
Great idea Peter, thanks for the continuing commitment to making Cointalk better and better. In the first newsletter I already learned something...
I agree with the general grading standards. But I feel bad fo the hypothetical owners of the few saved uncirculated pieces that are now virtually...
I'd go with 64 compared with my NGC graded ms64 Morgans.
The strike looks very good other than some of the stars are pretty flat. Is that a common occurence on these? It seems to me that the stars would...
Thanks for the replies, I will tell my daughter to spend it. As it turns out she stuffed it in her chang purse and wrinkled it all up anyway....
Last week when I went camping I packed the detector with me. I started doing a little searching in the campground and the first coin I dug up was...
I have read somewhere before that a bill with a non-repeating serial number is hard to come by. My daughter got a fifty dollar bill that has a...
LOL. :D :high5:
If you consider a person that hoards coins and tries to use lessons learned here when buying collectable coins, then I am a force. Really...
Coin-nuts for sure. From sniffing to much acetone.:eek:
Budgood, I am sorry to here that happened to you. The only thing I can say is........that SUCKS. :headbang:
Click on your user name and look in the browsers address bar. (refer to post 26)
I'm 3881, has it really been that long?
Is that a die clash on her ear? By the way the details look very nice on that coin.
Unless someone is bidding because it is a fake I don't feel sorry for someone that gets taken this easily. 5 minutes of research would show it is...
Thanks for everybody,s input, I appreciate it. :hug: :thumb: ( I still can't believe I own an SGS "graded" coin, oh the shame )
The first thing I would do would be to pay the mortgage and pay off the creditcards. Next I would buy a new car for my wife and I. The rest...
Here is something new, send your excess money to me. ;):D:D:D
Separate names with a comma.
