I have generally weened myself off of the modern commemorative coins, but I decided to buy this set. It's been a tough year for the police, and I...
I've lost count for the number of times that people have posted pictures of damaged coins saying that they have mint errors. The first couple of...
I always under grade circulated Standing Liberty Quarters. It looks like a VF-30 to me, but I'll bet you it's headed for an EF-40 holder. My grade...
Okay, I stand corrected, but that tiny change in the alloy does not constitute a type coin.
I believe that there is some sort of a problem with that Proof Buffalo Nickel. If the PCGS "glammor shot" is accurate, the surfaces on the obverse...
Okay, @charley, what is the source of your information? Dave Bowers does not agree with you in his type coin book. I can't find any source that...
They were not Matte Proofs; they were Proofs that had a duller, satin finish, not the brilliant finish. There were also satin finish and brilliant...
I would send to NGC. It looks better than the one my collection. The trouble Proofs is that they are bears of photograph. I can do pretty well...
Many coins in the 1970s mint sets were horrible.
Where did you get that information? If you look at "The Red Book" the standards are the same for the 1836 and 1837 Reed Edge, "Fifty Cents" revere...
There is nothing "technical" about that grade. It's just plain wrong.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] No, the 1837 is the same type.
The PR-66 grade should have you "OOing" and "AHing" when you see the coin. "Yuck!" should not be in the discussion.
Color can cover up a lot of sins. That's one reason why coin doctors have used it for as long as I have been a collector.
That's possible, but the coin does not look like it's been dipped. Or if it was dipped, it was done a long time ago. Those spots look like ares...
I find them attractive, but that doesn't turn a $50 item into a $70,000 "wonder coin."
It might come back "filed rims" on the holder. The 1884-CC is common Carson City date. There are plenty of others available.
The piece looks like it has the wrong reverse to me. Here's photo from the "Coin Facts" site. Check out the eagle's breast feathers. [ATTACH]...
I am glad that I don’t suffer from the toned coin sickness.
I am glad I don’t want this stuff. I like the mint products that most people don’t want, like the silver Proof set and law enforcement...
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