I guess they though the fairly deep pits on the reverse were once filled by corroded metal.
I knew a dealer who opened a store in the big mall from which I did my paper. He didn't do very well and was out in a short time. The magager was...
When I was graduate school, I did a paper on malls and how they collect their revenue. There are "anchor stores" and then there is everyone else....
I completed the Indian Cents (but sold it), Lincoln cents, Jefferson Nickels, silver Roosevelt dimes and Franklin Half dollars (but sold it) when...
I know that this is the world forum, but here is the first U.S. based coin that had "HALF CENT" on it, the Massachusetts half cent. [ATTACH]...
I agree. Sell it and buy another, healthier specimen.
Before the pandemic, I bought most of my coins at the major shows, like FUN and Baltimore. Now that my travel is restricted (I am an “old coot”...
Here is my respresentative example for the Charlotte gold Liberty $2.50, an 1858-C.[ATTACH] [ATTACH] From what I have read, neither the...
At least I have this ... [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here is another view of it, which shows the luster, but also some of the warts. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
I don't care for the toning, which I would call "tarnish." This is probably a mint set coin since the cardboard holders often (but not always)...
I have not been to a "farm sale" in many years. The one I did attend went like this. Coins that had very little value went for way more than they...
Thank you for posting this. I did go on, and perhaps I have purchased the two piece gold coin set. This is an odd way to sell material to say the...
If you can save up $300 for one, $100 is too much. If the green corrosion is still active, you won’t have much in that holder in a few years.
The corrosion is below the surface. Messing with it will make it worse.
If you are a collector, you will be happier if you avoid the modern U.S. Mint and collect the older material where the Mint does not control the...
Yes, he is a liar. He should know that a product that celebrates the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage would generate more demand than a...
I have no desire to buy the reverse Proof. With the mint it's all bait and switch. It will be best to wait a couple of years and buy it then....
I don't have anybody I can trust who is available. My wife was busy with her 92 year old parents.
I once owned the one that came out of the Garrette Sale. It was a VF, but the TPGs refused to grade it. The OP piece is very nice for the grade.
The mint will ship the problem coins with scratches and spots that won't go into high grade holdes. I got stuck with a Douglas McArthur $5 gold...
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