I would love to find one with the "20" counterstamp on it. I've had a couple of shots. I blew it when I was in my twenties when a local dealer had...
The artwork on the No Drapery half dimes (e.g. 1838) was better than it was in later years. [ATTACH] The Robert Ball Hughes interpretation, with...
Here are the highest grade pieces I have for the five denominations. Half Dime - Acquired from Sarasota Rare Coin [ATTACH] Dime - Acquired...
What did you do with the tissue paper @RussHJB? I bought an original 1909 Proof set (with an Indian Cent) at the 1976 ANA show that was held in...
Yes, that’s why you don’t do it. There might be a high end AU that could benefit from a dip, but it’s highly unusual.
Dipping is not cleaning. Cleaning involves brushing and rubbing. Dipping involves a minor removal of oxidized metal. If you dip too often or dip...
That’s a great set, and the fact that it’s an original set makes it spectacular. I wish I had the money to buy it. I hope that it can be kept...
VF-20. It looks to have been cleaned, but coins from that era often get a pass.
The coin looks like a VF-20 to me. The remaining detail and the surfaces indicate that grade to me. Might it have cleaned lightly in the past?...
Yes. I too am surprised that PCGS gave that one a straight grade. Maybe the grader felt as I do that an AG-3 deserves some slack, especially an...
Here are photos of it, saved and cropped, so that the site members can see one more Chinese fake. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It's been a while since I have been able to add the coin of new British king to my collection. I bought this at auction, and probably paid too...
They are new to me, but everyone has to start from scratch sometime.
Interestingly enough, the 1859-O is one of the more common dates in Mint State. In the early 1960s, a bag or more of them was uncovered when the...
The trouble is people are not using cash any more. I rarely use it. Yesterday I mailed a package at the post office. The week before that I bought...
Typical Chinese “corrosion” used in their aging process.
I bought a Choice Uncirculated $5 Liberty gold piece for $31 during that period. They were around for $27.50, but I was not well versed at...
I am not sure of what you are driving at. The gold certificates were demonitized and ever illegal to own from the time Roosevelt issued his order...
This piece is not that tough in high grade. When I was a dealer, I had one in PCGS MS-63 or better, brown (I don't remember if it was 63 or 64). I...
I would not recommend problem coins like this. They usually trade at around spot, except for the GENUINE $3 gold. Even there re-sale at a fair and...
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