@John Johnson Thanks for the feedback. After collecting for over 70 years and never considering slabs at all, I think this ended up being an...
Probably Nowhere, Texas. Just a guess.
Have you tried unscrewing the cap? Most plastic tubes have a screw on cap. Earlier ones had a friction type that I would use cellophane tape on. A...
Thanks for the feedback. That is one reason that I prefer using the "eye appeal" grade.
I have at least one more but will have to look. I like the Campgates and the ones posted on this thread are great.
Here are some of mine all found via cleaning very dirty coins. [ATTACH] Constantius II, AE3, 326-328, Thessalonica, Officina 2 FL IVL CONSTANTIVS...
Congratulations CN, they are fun.
Me too, how does it work? Most pawn shops these days are syndicated and everything is priced by the main office. Very little bargaining to be done.
Great feedback everyone. I have never had a coin slabbed and I think it will stay that way for awhile.
I started collecting in 1948 and a lot of people were spending anything they had after the war. Sometimes you could get them at the bank. I can't...
I got them all from circulation and trading. The odds are that they would all end up at best AU-58 or MS-60. A professional would probably find a...
Thanks. I am looking for a better light set up but don't want to pay several hundred dollars for a couple of small lights.
It is hard to believe but there were a lot of nice coins out there after WW II and during the Korean War. And, I think I will leave them as they...
I only have 6 that I found in change or traded another collector for. We had a little group that had swap meets 2 or 3 times a month. 2 - 1925...
I have a bunch of early commemoratives that I got in change in the 50's. Yes, back then they were considered by most to be 50 cents. I am down to...
Thanks Manny. I judged it by how all the other indicators matched up. The obverse and reverse die cracks are identical to the VAM's. I appreciate...
Nice collection going there.
I have several with that same die crack.
[ATTACH] Reading your description of the dead giveaway, I have this 89 CC that has the indicators of VAM 5A. Exact same die crack and mint mark...
Congrats on the 10,000. Keep those thoughts flowing.
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