Looks to me like someone took a wire brush to the obverse. :eek:
You really should have looked here before bidding on one of his auctions! Kind of looks like he wants to keep your money and get his EBay fees...
I sent an email and inquired of Whitman Publishing about whether the 1984 13th Ed. of Yeoman's Modern World Coins and the 1988 8th Edition of his...
Report the [img] seller to EBay immediately. Download the pictures from the auction you bid on before the seller thinks to kill them, and give...
Just Carl is always talking about being old, but I don't think he's old enough to remember that. Old Dan and I are definitely too young. :D
A little too heavy to be a quarter planchet, and way too much weight for a clad planchet with missing outer layers. [img]
First, read every single bit of the fine print in their guarantee. I predict that you will find some loopholes big enough to drive a Hummer...
Eight to five, and half your money back if you lose, that you have a coin with "filled die" errors. These occur when grease or other foreign...
With 128 entries in that category, from JE5741/CE1981-JE5760/CE2000, I wouldn't even think about thinking about listing all the prices, dates and...
Congratulations 09 - you've found another way to say "Buy the coin, not the slab." :high5: :D [img] [img] [img] :D
Well, the 2006 Krause 33rd Ed. says the set on the right (KM#MS12) was issued at a price equivalent to US$3.50, and hasn't appreciated any in...
Usually it's either the head office or the regional head office that decides what coins and currency each branch is to stock, and in what amounts....
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I totally disagree. Grading is clearly coin-related, affecting US collectors to a greater degree than World collectors - at least in the MS/PF...
Some one gave me a bolo tie with a Morgan on it. It's not as bad off as yours, since it only has a trio of rim nicks where it is clamped into a...
Books are always lousy price guides in a changing market. By the time a book goes through the publication process, the values it lists are...
I guess you haven't looked very hard. Scroll to the bottom of this page of half dollar reference books for the description of a Kennedy book....
The very first step in counterfeit detection is to weigh the coin accurately. If you don't have a delicate enough scale, your neighborhood...
Hi Rita and [img] to CoinTalk. The good news is that you've found a forum that's loaded with very knowledgeable collectors, willing to share...
Small problem my friend. You asked about Shield Nickles, which do not have Lady Liberty on either side, and posted pictures of 3¢ cupro-nickle...
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