Team, Here is an ANACS graded (obviously cleaned at some point) 1830 Capped Bust Half, Overton-102 with an R-3 rating. What grade or net grade...
Very Interesting. Thank You, a Happy and Prosperous New Year to you as well. :) Regards Ben
I'll be willing to bet there is an internal or pipeline "Cherry Picking" operation going on. I used to collect HotWheels and always had a hard...
When I packaged up my collection I was just about to depart for Germany, just joined the service. When unpackaging my collection twenty years...
Agree, I based my experience on only encountering a couple of bad dealers over almost a 5 year period and did not take into consideration the guys...
OOPS, was looking at the value of the 1952 Hi-Relief. The Krause is kinda confusing... :) Ben
Levon Helm... Thanks for the chance :) Ben
As we all know there are both good and bad dealers in the hobby. Overall, what percentage of current Coin Dealers which you've met would you...
Your the best Nesvt ;) Great find :) Take Care Ben
Rest In Peace. A true American... God Bless
So nothing has really changed for the better in the five years since you wrote this or however many years since competition with ANACS began....
Hello Jim M, They both look like Hi-Relief to me with a value of about $.80 in XF. I'll admit the (2nd A) in the 2nd coin looks to be more...
I didn't know that. Where does one get the required training to be an authenticator or grader? Is there a TPG sponsored seminar or something...
When I began collecting one of the basic steps I took was to learn about the coins you chose to collect, didn't have much/any money then to spend...
Indianhead, please turn on your PM function so I can get your address. Your the winner of the contest. :D Ben
OK, the contest has ended and the winner is... Indianhead Thanks to everyone for providing interesting views on each side of the topic. Take...
I'd go along with Willieboy's attribution over mine. He's spot on :) Ben
It's hard to tell, I can't upload the picture thru image shack, but it looks like a City Commerative of Constantinopolis (sp) with either...
Neat, thanks for posting this information. Merry Christmas Ben
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