I think that the leading grading companies have more influence on the U.S. coin market than anything thing else. Before a price can be assigned,...
Both are AUs, but the 1926 is much nicer than the 1912. The 1912 has quite a few hairlines and some scratches. You club has a generous prize. We...
I will make an effort to remember to go on Thursday. It’s easy to forget things these days.
I still don’t care it. Even with “its best foot forward” the center is still dull and uninteresting.
Coins from AU-58 to MS-64 are my wheelhouse. I rarely buy Gems unless it is 1936 to date Proof.
The concern about the mark on the rim at the top of the obverse is if it is a repair. If that is a rim bump that has been filed off, that would...
McNeil had a great design after he modified the 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter. His 1917 Type I was very attractive, but then he messed with it for...
There are some collectors who think that all toning is good toning, especially on Morgan Dollars. That is decidedly not the case. The “good” or...
Ooops This coin is one of those sliders that found its way into an MS-62 holder.
I don’t find that coin attractive at all. The center toning is not pretty IMO. I would not bid on this piece
I love early half dimes. I have a complete “Red Book” set minus the nearly impossible 1802. I can’t post an photos until next week. As for the...
The marks at 2 and 6 k are adjustment marks and not an issue. The wide mark through the eagle’s wing is the reason for the details grade.
I want nothing to do with gold Pandas or any other new Chinese coin. Given the Chinese attitude toward their counterfeiters, I will not buy their...
Every grading service makes mistakes in both directions. The trouble is when you buy an over graded coin in the holder, you are stuck unless you...
When you see bad photos, don’t go any further. Forget about the offering. Bad pictures are almost always for the seller’s benefit. Usually he’s...
Some of us accept it as gospel. That comment applies to CAC as well.
If you have not shopped for MS-65 and even 66 graded coins recently, you might be in for a shock. Not too long ago, someone posted photos of an...
Here is another type of the Reeded Edge, Capped Bust Half Dollar, an 1838. This type was also issued in 1839. The most obvious difference is the...
Sometime before January 2012 when I purchased it.
Yes, the 1836 Lettered Edge half dollars were struck on a screw press like all of the previous issues.
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