I’ve also been noticing some crazy prices for early low grade US type (i.e. the only ones I can afford). For example, I bought the draped bust...
Here is a link to a dealer website, Holt Rarities. A little over a year ago I bought a draped bust dime and had good dealings with the owner,...
The 7 digit serial number on the slab would indicate that the coin was graded not long before the blue ANACS slabs came out. I wouldn’t bet on...
I guessed 58. I’m not seeing the wear to knock it down to a 53, and the eye appeal is very high in my opinion. None of the problems people...
53
First one for sure. I would prefer lower straight grade every time, especially in this instance as the gouges on the second one are a definite no go.
A lot of this discussion depends on what we mean by “circulate”. Historically it appears that there were not many time periods, at least in the...
OK, now I see why it referred to a Kostel (Catholic church) instead of a Khram (Orthodox church).
Since the christening was during the reign of Alexander III, here is my most recent Russian acquisition, a PCGS XF40 example of a scarce issue...
Gold weight.
Mexican 50 pesos are the largest I know of, weighing 1.2 Troy oz.
Do you think the fingerprints held it down or is that less of an issue for coins that are already toned?
When I first started learning Russian my cursive Cyrillic handwriting was better than my English cursive. Now my writing is equally messy in both...
Екатерина Великая (Catherine the Great) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This thread got me interested in double mint sets and last night I pulled the trigger on this one from GC. With so many sets that have been...
Does the grading standard for MS70 state no blemishes visible to the naked eye, or also no blemishes visible under magnification? The spot on the...
I remember going to a 100 yen store in Aomori Prefecture and buying origami paper for my daughters. I’ve also been to a 30 ruble store in Russia...
In addition to Ginza I have been to this one in Shinjuku. Not sure if anyone is familiar with it. I spent some time on the street as a lost...
I see the term “lowball” used a lot. Why isn’t “highball” ever used? That describes most of the eBay listings I see.
Alexander III poltinnik (50 Kopeks). I was happy to get this coin as they are much scarcer than Nicholas II issues, or previous issues for that...
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