How long have you had it? It sorta has a Chinese look to it.
Sometimes they don’t like the white color. Shades of grey make them happier.
I always undergrade these coins. It looks like a VF-30 to me too, unless they get mean and called it "cleaned." The Grey Sheet says $50 to VF-20...
By the time I logged in, the Proofs were gone. If they made any "reverse Proofs," I don't want one. I think that they are ugly.
Half cent varieties are a lot easier to do than large cent varieties. With the 1804, you start with the "4" to see it has a crosslet or not. Then...
I guess not. The listing has already been deleted.
$$$$ for the Mint, which has become increasingly interested in maximizing its income than providing service to collectors. I would have liked to...
I would grade the 1796 dime as a VF-35. It's got the details that are close to EF-40, but the surfaces don't support the grade. The 1801 dime is...
The premiums have certainly been high for American Silver Eagles. The prices have been $10 or so over the spot price.
The lines on the reverse are raised, so it’s die polishing.
It’s more common than the hucksters claim, so it’s been over priced of late.
“MCMXV” 1915
Holding coin shows in cities like Philadelphia and New York is impossible. For example, if you are a dealer, if a light bulb burned out at your...
Here's the only real pattern I own. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I have a 1792 half disme and an 1836 Gobrecht Dollar, but I don't view either of those...
Since I view everything dated after 1900 as "modern." Net mintage, 483.[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Yes, tell me about it. They body bagged this S-139 too, but graded it for someone else after I sold it. This was a condition census piece when I...
Flash! PCGS and NGC merged ... in China. The new slabs have PCGS labels and NGC holders! :chicken: Stay turned for further announcements....
Grading these coins is a bear because you have to go by the surfaces, especially on the obverse where the portrait lacks design details. One of...
I'll try to clear this up a bit. Here is one of the Scott Restrike Confederate half dollars. The mintage was supposed to be 500. There is...
Look at the end of the serial number, “4-16-1865.”
Separate names with a comma.
