I guess I'm the "lberal" here. I voted AU-53. There is not much wear on this piece. some of the mushiness and the depression to the left of Ms....
I voted MS-62. It has some "carbon spots" and it's a little chippy here in there. I imagine that it's graded MS-63. Many commemorative coin...
This denarius of Geta was the first ancient coin I bought back in high school. I bought it as part of paper I wrote back then, which is long since...
Do you really want to remain ignorant enough to be taken in by a scam like this? All it takes is a cursory examination of The Red Book to see...
Die states are one of the reasons why I gave up collecting half cents by die variety. All I wanted was one example of each variety, but die state...
I don't see any cameo on the obverse of the 1964 Kennedy Half Dollar. It could be the way the picture was taken. If it only has a cameo on one...
I don't see anything that is out of the ordinary with the 1917 half dollar. The looks okay to me.
Do I buy "details coins?" Almost never. The only "details" graded pieces I have in my collection are poltical tokens. I bought this 1868 U.S....
Pattern coins are not included in the for circulation or business strike type sets. The only 1792 coin that qualifies for a type set, and I think...
As I posted before, my problem is with the close-up photo. My opinion is based on that photo. I don't have a lot of faith in "full slab pictures."...
But sometimes you finances do end. If you want to get technical about it, you would almost have to collect the 1794 half cents by Cohen variety....
I was referring more to design features, like the folds in Ms. Liberty’s gown and the details on the Eagle. The artwork on the counterfeit is not...
Sorry, but you photo is over exposed and too bright to tell much of anything about the coin. I'd say that it's bright and Mint State, but beyound...
Well, at least we can agree on that point. I remember when "Coin World" was reporing White's theories on silver coin toning as front page news of...
Type collectors are generally happy with two pieces. The "Matron Head" (1816 to 1839) This 1820 large cent is from the Randal Hoard and is a...
I don't have an 1875-CC Trade Dollar, but here is an 1877-S that was made from the same design tools. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here is the counterfeit...
This thing is FROM CHINA. It did not GO TO CHINA initially. It's a screaming counterfeit. It is what you might call "an unreasonable facsimile."...
Black corrosion on a silver coin is death. I don't like "carbon spots" and avoid coins that have them. If there is a fair amount of black...
Sorry, I took it to be a dollar without looking at the reverse fully.
Roosevelt Dimes. You don’t have to buy as much silver, and some people don’t like smaller coins.
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