Certified ower grade (MS-63 and less) St. Gaudens $20 gold pieces are so close to melt, or even below it, that buying and "bargain priced" gold...
I didn't even bother to look for dings and scratches. As soon as I saw the color of the surfaces, I was out because of severe cleaning which...
Don’t get overly hung up on the idea that a 120 year old Morgan Dollar looks good. These coins were made in by millions when very few people...
I feel like film director, Alfred Hitchcock, when he got a lengthy memo from producer, David O. Selznick, when he was making the film, Rebecca....
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] This is my avatar, an 1805 dime. I took this photo before I had the coin certified. I bought this coin circa 1975 from the...
He hurt the market for original toned coins for a while with his articles. He also encouraged more dipping, which is not a good thing. Dipping...
Here are cropped photos for you. They are a little fuzzy, but it shows missing center details which makes this piece a pretty bad casting....
The cert verification tool is a help, but if there are no pictures, it has a limited use. It all gets back to the fundamental point. Know your...
I can’t see a problem with envelope toning, especially when it’s the type that takes years to form. It’s how the original toning got there. As...
Fake coin. The color and luster are all wrong, especially for an “MS-65.” From the sub-par photos, done that way for a reason, it looks AU....
This piece appears to be a KY 640-2a, which means it's made of copper with store card obverse die # 1034 paired with it. In the new store card...
Hard to say ... it varies over time. I enjoy the collection more than chasing after the coins, which different from many collectors. Some people...
Back during the Civil War and for a few years after it, pieces that are considered to be Civil War tokens were made for collectors of that period....
I would say that it is an AU with some red on it. The fields around the rabbit look to be flat with no mint luster. The reverse is more brown, and...
I think he wanted to know what it’s worth, not advice about buying it. The piece has been cleaned, but it’s genuine and not from China, which is a...
Some people think that NGC over grades coins all the time, but i’ve seen it got both ways. I have an 1835 half cent that I bought raw many years...
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