You last three do reaiize that this thread is 7 years old and the suit is long since ended don't you?
Easier to stack and move, don't have to worry about a bag rotting/splitting and spilling the coins all over the place etc. Easier to count if you...
Not really. I like the CWT, the patriotics, but I think if I was going to get into something it might be coal scrip.
VG-7 is not an unusual grade in the EAC community, and Beymer is considered to be an EAC dealer.
Many of the features of a proof coin will remain visible until the coin wears down to a F - VF grade.
Problem is there is always a fresh crop of newbies that haven't gotten that word yet. And a lot of them buy for some time before they do get it....
To me they are worth about $40, but I'm not your typical US collector.
DON"T SAY THAT! Now you know they will try. :)
Started dabbling in them in 1992, just a one per county collection. Got serious in 1997 with the GTT collection. Wish I had gotten serious...
I know I can't be a Legacy client, but in the last three auctions I participated in they sent me my coins before I paid for them as well.
18th century, the English Conder tokens, especially Genuine Trade Tokens, the ones issued by the merchants, intended to circulate as money, and...
Looks like severe die deterioration.
Bottom of the 3 punch is broken. Since it wasn't there it didn't create a void in the die and so there was no bottom of the 3 when the coins were...
Clearly die polishing. Yes they are in the center of the detail area, but they are also the lowest relief areas of the detail. In the case of a...
Did some checking, can't be on a Costa Rican 2 centavos, the US Mint never struck any copper coins for Costa Rica, They struck silver, gold and...
The 1873 all the way. The 1871 to me has a flat dead washed out look to it. The 1873, yeah maybe it has a little gunk, but it also has character...
To me it's a 25 coin. And it hasn't been dipped. As mentioned just overexposed in the last image.
I like the NGC coin better. To me it has better detail and it is an earlier die stage. The PCGS is an ugly color with heavy die flow lines...
Just off hand I would say real. Unfortunately it is been polished.
I haven't looked at it yet but they have some tokens so I need to check it out. I think I'll go do that now before I forget. Not too any token...
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