Well, I don't just like busts; I also like some rears--see above comment about Morgan reverse.;)
Yes, and a well-done hobo is beautiful; a Morgan dollar obverse, on the other hand, is the second ugliest general issue coin design in the...
If you are going to deface a coin then by all means you should use an ugly one like a Morgan dollar rather than one with an attractive design.
Is there a dealer with whom you have an ongoing relationship--someone who knows the type/look of the material you want? Check to see if he is...
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The 5 percent is to have a trusted agent examine and then bid live for you. I have never had to pay a premium to bid by phone.
My memory isn't what it used to be, but sometimes weird things like this just pop out randomly.
Lance, isn't that Chuck Link's old 114?
Actually, it would only reduce what you could sell it for in the future if after recertification it graded lower. And contrary to popular belief...
Yes, the 113. The only die marriage that used reverse L with the diagnostic low 0 on the reverse although it was previously used on the extremely...
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No Goddess, Lance?
Why do you think they call me the Oklahoma BUSTchaser?
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Large cents are rated on the Sheldon scale--the same Sheldon who supplied the S number for the die marriages. An R-2+ die marriage has somewhere...
Something to keep in mind...most large cents have never been slabbed--and of those that have been slabbed most were never sent for attribution....
I give the same advice to all new collectors--start a 20th century type collection. This would include one example of every major coin...
My favorite coin is also my least favorite. Favorite because it is the coin that nearly 60 years ago started a life-long obsession...least...
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