There's a difference between "unethical" and "ridiculous". :rolleyes: The difference lies in intent, which I can't discern from the auction...
I like the color on this coin, particularly the obverse. Subtle pink on the date, baby blue in the lower right obverse. Phase I of Newbie Coin...
I love toning - if it looks like your avatar. NOT if it looks like the bid coin in question. Full head ? NO. Gotta have full rivets. This one...
Plus... not many newbies are holding $50k coins. Though I'm willing to give it try ! :D
Obverse is pretty solid. Solid rim, rock-solid date, outline of Libbie... AG = "it's All Good, dude" :cool:
gotta love it ! Not a bad little coin, that one. 1838-O is a super-cool issue, and I think this coin illustrates your OP perfectly. :high5:...
re: "The die state is important because earlier strikes will be sharper, crisper, and have more details (sometimes, through an error in the...
For that reason, it's wise to sell coins from time to time as a sanity check.
I can see why ! Fabulous coin. Stage 1 of coin collecting is "OOOOOH ! SHINY !!!". That disease is quickly cured by a coin like the one you posted.
There is no pricing standard for coins. Pricing coins is an art, just like grading coins (and for similar reasons). The closer a coin is to...
I'll settle for a round-trip plane ticket to jolly old London town ! ;)
Treasonous ? Ya darn right ! Had the Revolution failed, every one of them would have been hunted down and hanged by the neck until dead. All...
You betcha ! What does it say on the reverse - "Standard Silver 5 Cents" or "Half Dime" ? What's on the obverse - a Seated Liberty ?
Hey Keith, I think this is really great. You'll have a wonderful time with your son. :thumb: Are you interested in coins ? Sit down together...
The Fractional Gold coinage of the California Gold Rush were WAY beyond the limits of irritability ! :headbang: Imagine a micro-coin with 25c...
Not with coinage. Early in the war, the Confederacy siezed the Mints at New Orleans and Dahlonega (Georgia), but did very little with them; they...
Well, I don't hate anything. Except this :
I have a question along a different line. The Type II G$1 began in 1854 - same year as the $3 gold. Both designs feature an Indian princess. The...
What coin am I saving up for ? The next great one which really POPS. I have a fairly open notion of what I'm looking for, issue-wise. Yes, I...
Yep, a thread like this... it's good when it bubbles back up to the top. I'm in a "back to the basics" mode, reviewing some books I read years ago.
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