Sorry to hear that.
I'd take $10 to the LCS every week and pick out the best dates / grades in Barber Dimes you can find in the 90% silver box until the money's gone....
Take your time . . . you don't have to buy it on your birthday. You're almost guaranteed better results if it takes you 4 weeks to find the coin...
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There are many coded usernames that are redundant . . . there's no downside to eBay doing that. In fact, it helps eBay to further obfuscate...
"Anonymized" . . . I like it! No, eBay doesn't generate a different coded username for each auction . . . you can tell by logging in under...
True of most jobs . . . sadly, it seems that, as a society, we are headed in exactly that direction.
The cause of die rotation could be caused by misaligned sinking of the dies, loosening or omission of the fasteners, or breakage of the die shaft....
I can relate medoraman A few years ago eBay was very profitable for me. In recent months however, like you, I constantly get overbid by the...
Ah yes, that incredibly nice looking No Arrows 1853-O Half Dime . . . only about a VF35 or XF40 (only?), but an extraordinarily nice looking coin...
Many dealers offer a return privilege on raw coins, but not on third party graded coins. That is understandable, since the TPGs are taking a lot...
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We've all seen instances where a coin has been undergraded, resubmitted for, and come back the higher grade. Therefore, there are plenty of cases...
I think you should still be able to find a buyer for between $80 & $100.
No grade . . . Fine details, possibly VF details, depending on how charitable the graders are feeling. I think despite the problems, the original...
Really smart . . . complain about knocking off of your product, and then authorize manufacture of your product by those already proven not to be...
That is called a rim burr, which was folded over during the strike.
That coin appears to be a die trial piece. You can confirm that by making sure the piece weighs correctly for a Roosevelt dime (it appears to be...
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