The "enhanced finish" makes it look a little better than a regular reverse proof, but nowhere near as nice as a regular proof. Or even as nice as...
I hope it looks better in hand. From the images I could probably agree with cameo, but not UC.
I'll be there on Friday.
Has John Albanese left CAC?
Jimmy, one problem we have is you haven't shown a picture of your coin. That $3000+ price you quote is for an MS-66, but if you look at the price...
They are only Early Releases if you get them to the TPG within 30 days of when they were releases, and you have to ask for the early release...
That happens with a LOT of newbies.
Simple answer, for every person collecting seated dimes who needs the 1867 there are probably a few hundred collecting the Mercury dime who need...
Possibly a coin included with mass mailing to attract interest or get a response. typical now they just glue the coin to the letter, it used to...
More likely they were getting overwhelmed.
Depends on what you are sending. Some items you can open and look at, some required the still sealed mint box in order to get various "special...
Are you kidding, the coins ceased being important a long time ago. Today what matters is the plastice and the number on the label.
The only way to know if your other coins would be worth slabbing would be to examine then closely and determine if they had a chance of getting a...
Softness? The nickel was the HARDEST coin in production. Bronze, silver and gold are all softer than coppernickel. Overall the article wasn't...
And if anyone would know that for sure, it's John.
To polish them no they don't, but they do use them to wipe the surface occasionally during striking. There was a video a little while back on...
Not sure what line on the rim you are talking about but if you mean that vertical line on the edge, that is the joint between two pieces of the...
OK now we are getting some separation of different types. Counterfeits made to defraud collectors, bad, contemporary counterfeits made to defraud...
How do you feel about the collecting of contemporary counterfeit bust half dollars?
The coin shortage started in 1961-62 and was full blown by early 1963.
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