Grading coins is the single most important skill for a coin collector to have. Plenty of books will show you pictures of coins in various grades,...
I'll take the 5 or 10. You can keep the flaws ;)
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Weeeellll, that one actually is an Indian:...
Well, its actually 123 years old. And that's not album toning. Try again.
SMB?
The disclaimer in my signature makes it clear that all posts are my opinions. In this case, I am very confident in my opinion. This is highly...
Nailed it! I really like guess the grades that have really good pictures. It makes our job much easier.
Those are so fake they don't even resemble the original design. If you really have to ask about those, I suggest you buy or read a Redbook.
Very wise decision. The biggest advice I'll give is: don't worry about taking a loss. It will count as a tax write-off, and your collection will...
That is artificial toning and highly unattractive, but at $10 I guess you can't go too wrong.
The Hibernia is cool. Morgans bore me, and I'm not going to comment on a coin that isn't yours.
I see you use the term romaion. I actually just asked about that in another thread. Could you please pay a visit here and answer a question for...
I am glad you are happy about your coin. Personally, I just can't get excited about a coin with a hole, but that is my preference.
While reading, there seems to be some debate over which term to use. So, which do you prefer, and why? Romaion, or Byzantine?
You could also read everything you want to know about Trade Dollars on this website: http://www.tradedollarnut.com/ Not sure if that is the same...
It isn't, necessarily, but it is a key area. Generally speaking, if the Liberty is full, the rest of the coin will probably be VF-ish (you have to...
PR-6*.... It is really, really hard to judge proofs from pictures when they are good pictures. And those aren't good pictures for grading. They...
Assuming you paid the figure written on the label (which is about the right price for this coin if it were still in it's slab), the cost to...
Two Feathers occurs on a number of different years. It is from overpolished/overused dies. It is the exact same effect that produced the "no AW"...
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