I absolutely disagree with the number on the slab, the coin is grossly over-graded. I am a strong believer in buy the coin not the slab. As to...
Why not ? They use standards that far off now - just off in the opposite direction :) Kinda makes ya wonder if that is not their intent doesn't it ?
Prez, you may not be doing anything wrong. Then again you might be, I don't know. What I do know is that every single person who has had this...
It's not just your observation, everybody else has observed it too - especially the mint ! The modern small dollar coins have without a doubt the...
I would readily agree there's a whole lot of folks who think the same way you do, but that is simply not true. Die wear decreases luster, it does...
I readily agree it's best done in hand as pics can be very deceiving if taken by somebody without experience in photographing cameo. But with the...
Off the top of my head I have no idea, I'd have to do the research and find out just like anybody else would. But it wouldn't be much as these are...
Freefall from what I can see it looks like mechanical doubling - extremely common and of no value. But if you want to send it in, by all means do...
They were struck as business strikes, not Proofs in other words. As for the finish, yeah they had a kind of satiny finish, but then so did many...
Joining the ANA is a great idea for several reasons. But there is no price guide, no buying guide, anywhere published by anyone that is worth a...
You've got it backwards - as a general rule, the larger the denomination the less likely it will be cameo. You were just very lucky to meet and...
Ya know Chris, I've always admitted that I'm a cynic, but you've got me beat hands down. Could you be right ? Yeah, but you could also be wrong....
Or it just may be he doesn't know what he has ! Really Chris ? :rolleyes: Freefall, take a picture, any kind of picture, and post it here. You'll...
Bud, read what I say in this thread, it will explain what to do. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/proper-acetone-procedure.193708/
The coins are Scottish 6 pences, Charles II. I'll move it to World Coins for you.
I once went through an inherited collection for a friend that was so large it had to be brought to me in a pickup ! It weighed over a thousand...
The OP is correct. In today's world, the TPGs have gotten so bad that the vast majority of coins graded 60 to 63 are really AU coins. And I've...
It depends on the year you're talking about because it's been done for centuries but tradition was the coins were simply dropped into a leather...
Your questions have had me wondering, namely why the questions to begin with. But your last post kind of explains a bit, I think you just lack...
Not from the Monarch no, but the banks were given what was not distributed in the traditional sense so the coins could be sold to the public. But...
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