I don’t like toners at a ridiculous prices. If you don’t like that, tough. If you attack me for saying that, I’m done with you.
I do not care for the color on the 1883-O because it looks juiced. I would prefer the 1885-O from the photos.
Sorry, but I see a lot more than a 5 point grading difference between those two coins. The first one is more like an VF-25 while the second one is...
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One thing I have noted about TPG grading of modern coins is that it doesn’t take much to make an MS-65. This piece has bright luster, which seems...
If you begin to buy expensive U.S. coins, let's say $500 +, it is very much to your advantage to be certified coins. My experience has been that...
Preservation-wise put it in a high quality coin flip and pray. Here are the prices from PCGS CoinFacts. MS-66 $50 66+ $75 67 $250 (starts to...
Here is a biography of John C. Lighthouse from "The E-Sulum" just in case you did not know it was there. If you would like to know what some of...
It is hard to detect luster from a single flat photograph, especially when the luster is subdued. Not all Morgan dollars are made the same. The...
The answer probably isn't Pennsylvania, but I just waited over a week for Heritage to get a coin from Europe. On the other hand I sent a check in...
Grading Proof coins from photos is even harder than grading MS coins. Since I have been looking to complete a 1937 British gold Proof set on-line,...
You said you have an interest in early 20th century commemorative coins. Here are a couple of pieces This Columbian Half Dollar is dated 1892....
It appears to something like an MS-67 with full red color. There are marks in the right field that might cause the grade to go down to MS-66, but...
I would go the Whitman Publishing site and look for their “Official Red Book” guide book on Morgan Dollars. I consider myself to be an advanced...
All of the auctions that I have ever participated in gave the bidder who made an offer first priority. Auction houses which don't do that will not...
As some else stated, this piece was probably carried as a pocket piece. There, it was carried for probably a couple decades getting gentle, but...
If his proxy bid was the first received, he should have gotten the item. In the event of ties, it goes to the first bid received.
I don't think many "auction houses" are doing that these days unless they have a customer base with more money than brains. I have been...
It's one of those tokens that was issued after he left office, probably WELL after he left office. These pieces have been issued from time to...
When I was child, I had a little toy box that looked like a pirate's chest. There was serial on "The Mickey Mouse Club" (circa 1955) where the...
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