I have to confess that I have never been a fan of the Blue Book. I really don't care for them and have never collected them.
The way the mint operates these days, they don't give anything away for "free." Their prices are higher than ever. What they have done with the...
The bright spot under "E Pluribus Unum" is not a good sign. An abrasive was used to remove the toning. Also there is a "halo" around the top stars...
The top one is an NGC MS-61. I bought that when I was dealer from another dealer and decided to hang on to it. The bottom one is a PCGS MS-64,...
This one is graded PCGS MS-64. [ATTACH] This one is an NGC MS-65. [ATTACH]
Here are two more. Which one do you think grades higher? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This one should be graded MS-64, Brown, not MS-63. If it were an MS-64, I might not lose money on it if I were to sell it. [ATTACH] This 1835...
Hard to sell. That is the biggest dealer complaint for most anything that isn’t popular. Here's my example, which is in MS-64. I have been...
A couple of dealers cornered a lot of the mintage and had the discipline to control their sales and maximize their profits. It’s hard to find a...
The Red Book has improved a lot since then with better photos and new listings. The biggest enemy of the book is all the modern junk the mint...
I don’t worry about dealers in the big auctions. The fact that they are looking to sell the lot for more puts a ceiling on their bids. It’s “I’ll...
It has AU sharpness, but no luster shows in the photos. There is also the graffiti issue. I’d say AU, details.
Dealers often consign coins to other dealers. Sometimes they partner up and buy a coin with each paying part of the price. This could explain the...
I'll take a coin show over an auction any time I can get to a show. It rare when I don't get run up the moon in auctions. Some people bid as if...
Here's part of my Red Book collection. From the first to some of the last [ATTACH] Some in the middle. [ATTACH]
When I was a dealer from 1995 to 2010, that would have been a nice MS-64. Now it’s MS-65, CAC. The one caveat back in my day was that the graders...
Yes, that is a Capital Plastics holder for a single coin. They used to sell for $1 each. The coin appears to grade at least MS-63, maybe 64. The...
Indian and Lincoln Cents were “the coins” in the mid 1960’s. I know because I was collecting them in Fine or better condition when I was in high...
My grade is AU-50. I don’t know what PCGS did with it. I see a general rub on the figure and the fields. I am one of those “unusual collectors”...
I have an original surface white one in NGC MS-66 for which I paid $60. At that price I’ll pass pass on this toned “wonder coin.” I’m happy...
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