Don't get too excited over the circular die crack. The Randal Hoard 1820 cents almost always have it. This one is an MS-65 R&B. [ATTACH]
The grade is no better than MS-63, unless you got a "gift."
When I started looking for the Proof coins from 1936 to 1942, I found that it was almost impossible to grade these coins from photographs. I had...
The switch from the lettered edge to the plain edge was during the last week of 1795. The lettered edge ‘95s were struck from October to late...
But cleaning marks affect the value negatively.
The marks on the reverse look like post mint cleaning lines to me, but it's hard to tell from a photograph. If they are polish lines, they would...
The 1798 Small Eagle reverse dollar is known with 13 or 15 stars on the obverse. This one is the more common 13 star variety. It's in a VF-35...
The edge lettering was pushed very deep into the coin and would be last to go. I find it really hard to believe that the lettering would gone...
I found date and mint mark collecting to be too much. It was the reason I was a type collector for a long time until I finished that set. When I...
I have been a bit of both. When I became a dealer, I sold my half cent die variety collection for seed money. Generally I hold coins for a long...
If you are forming an all mints Morgan Dollar type set, you have to have the 1921-D. It’s the only Denver Mint coin in the series.
Sorry, I don't think that it's genuine. My 1800 only grades Fine, and is not a great coin, but here it is. [ATTACH]
Lucky you!
If you are a big customer, you get a lot of leeway. After a big customer personally attacked me for months because I wouldn’t give CAC a full...
The pictures are too over exposed to tell. Over exposure covers up marks. I learned that the hard way years ago. The San Diego comes in high...
The 1921-S has the wrong mint mark. The real one is very small, actually small enough that it’s hard to read.
You learn to pull your punches on CU if you hope to stay. I think Roger Burdette is one of the best numismatic authors around. He’s been very...
Yea, I got the "This listing does not violate our policy" email when I reported an obvious counterfeit to them. They are right. Selling...
I am on PCGS and NGC. I used to be on another one, but they did away with my ability to post pictures, so I have not been back. I have spent some...
Solid pass for me. I hate high priced toners. I won this one many years ago for answering a quiz question at a NENA (New England Numismatic...
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