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Exceptionally well struck for all Peace Dollars, let alone for the normally soft 1928-S. While I only think the coin will grade AU58, I would...
It's a little more than you're talking about spending, but I was tempted by a very nice looking very affordable seated half dime on eBay last...
Impurities (elements other than gold) in the planchet or struck into the coin are responsible for localized browning of the surface of the coin as...
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but value is demand-driven. Damaged common coins will probably never appreciate faster than their...
Because grease is so fluid, strikes through grease generally do not exhibit well-defined boundaries at the edge of the error. It appears to me...
Ditto . . . impatience only buys disappointment. - Mike
Research the completed listings on eBay for 1948-D Franklins in PCGS MS64FBL. Scan the results for listings of the coin you were sent. If that...
It doesn't look to me like a strike through, as the recessed areas appear to exhibit very coarse radial flow lines which likely would result from...
You want a good place to put your $850? Look back at all of the deals you've bought, and starting with your biggest losers, sell them until your...
I cannot tell how original the second coin is, so I'll assume it is totally original, and recommend you submit that one. If you have reason to...
Go back through the sold (not completed) eBay auctions of the same date / denomination. If you find the same coin purchased more than once by the...
I understand completely, and probably should have used the word "hoarder" instead of "accumulator". Nonetheless, the mindset seems common to both...
If the item is a bullion or bullion-related item, I think recording the weight is sufficient. For collectible coins, the values of which are less...
It's a good idea to maintain your original basis cost for tax purposes and to periodically update the replacement value for insurance purposes.
I like your post alot, but would refine and add to the definitions somewhat as follow: -a numismatist - a person who studies coins and / or the...
It's very easy to overlook eBay's fine print, as there's probably as much of it as there is in the Affordable Care Act . . . okay, so I'm a little...
Nail on the head Doug. Can a simialr post / answer on this subject already be found under FAQs? If not, might you consider moving it to that...
Since when does one have to be a Libertarian to recognize that our currency has been cast in the hopper? . . . my response to ROLLJUNKIE was...
I don't have access to eBay where I'm at right now, but the most valuable coin was offered by Mike Byers at $3MM if I recall correctly. I think...
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