It becomes much less obvious when the crooks put “wear” on the copies and then corrode them like the “1796 cent” Jack posted above this post. In...
How much money are you saving by doing this “cloak and dagger” stuff? I stick to the usual buying and selling channels and don’t have to worry...
What era was that? I can find many women from the 20th and 21st centuries that look better. We can go back to Lillian Gish.
None of these coins should fool anyone who is familiar with the real thing. There are dies varieties, but after 1794, the design became more...
Sorry, but no. Note the marks in front of the face and the neck and cheek just in back of the mouth. An MS-66 is almost perfect. You really have...
If they all look like the woman on the token, I think I’ll pass.
You might get it upgraded by a point or two, but it probably isn’t worth the time and expense. Sometimes a coin that looks like it’s under graded...
I agree. It has a rub in the fields which takes it out of the Mint State category. The rub is really obvious on the reverse above the eagle....
Andrew Johnson and Abraham Lincoln had shared experiences. They were both born into poverty and succeeded in life much from their own efforts....
That’s a nice, honest coin. There is nothing wrong with it.
I think it hit $55 at one point. The Hunt Brothers showed how a billionaire can find the way to go broke. It's very simple, realy. You borrow...
Why? Do want to the mint to create rarities every year? Do you want the flipper feeding frenzy with many collectors out in the cold? Not I.
I think I see an ear hole, so I think you would get a Full Head designation. If if they say it's an aU-58, you can still get a Full Head on the...
Just a suggestion. Perhaps you consider the original medals which are the models for these modern ones in silver. Here is the Lincoln medal. This...
There is one problem with going to dealers for an opinion about a coin they did not sell to you. Dealers want to sell you coins. Some of them are...
It looks better in person. I just can't capture the toning and the luster in photographs. The NGC pictures make it look really dull. I did not go...
I have not been pleased with the type coin I had in my set for the Capped Bust, Lettered Edge Half Dollar. I spotted this coin yesterday at the...
Here is cropped version of @KevinS' Peace Dollar purchase. I would grade it MS-63+ with a better than average strike. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I learned quite early that you could not judge a book by its cover when you are a dealer. That goes for collectors judging dealers as well. I...
We seem to be having trouble getting to 1834. I'll post another U.S. coin to get the date. Here is an old style, 1834 Capped Bust Half Eagle....
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