That's one of the challenges in finding a nice Saint Gaudens: an unmarred face.
What do you use as a price guide? There are a couple I can recommend. One is the auction archives at Heritage auctions. You can look up almost...
Each set has their own packaging. The less expensive the set, the less extravagant the packaging. I just completed my U.S. Marshal's proof set....
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I like Weinman designs as well. The Mercury dime is my favorite small coin.
I agree with Pere and green18. Collect what you like. I buy one Silver Proof set every year from the mint. You usually pay some premium for the...
At least one point undergraded. Could be one, could be 3.
It was clear in my head when I was typing it...lmao. Sorry about the confusion. I sent a sealed 1966 SMS set to NGC for grading. They opened...
Nice specimen! I just sent a 1966 SMS sealed set to NGC for grading. 4 came back Unc. Details - Artificially Toned and the Lincoln sent Unc....
@tommyc03 , thanks for posting the two varieties. It's definitely a plain 5.
We have all had learning curves when starting out in this hobby. Some of the most valuable lessons I learned involved buying overpriced coins....
There are even Ancient coins that can't be considered rare. Like Books said, the coins still may be valuable to you. That is not meant as a...
Yes. It's also refered too as the Keelboat. I actually just bought one in PF69 UC. I thought it was a cool design. Business strikes for the...
Where to begin? Gold plated quarters were never offered by the U.S. Mint. They are only offered as novelites by companies that put a very thin...
@matty 440 : welcome to CT. There are many knowledgeable collectors on this site. Please understand that it's almost a weekly occurance when a...
I thought that dealers were charged for every coin submitted regardless if it receives the bean. Only collectors don't get charged when it fails.
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I've noticed on many of my recent eBay purchases that the USPS was slower than normal. I'd give it more time. I wouldn't consider even worrying...
I'll be getting one set because I'm a sucker for reverse proofs.
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