Here's what's interesting about this thread - it shows how times have changed. We look back and see different denominations with the same...
I agree. I have had excellent service, both when buying and selling. In addition to auctions, they have a "virtual bourse" in which the coin's...
It's on there... just to the left of VF30. And 4" below "ULTRA RARE !!!! ONLY ONE I KNOW TO EXIST !!!!" Maybe with $500,000 he can get a...
I agree. E-Bay is like everything else - it has its moments. There are some things I would never consider on E-Bay; I have to see 'em in hand....
Sometimes, it means XF... if ya know what I mean ;)
In general, on-line coin shops are high. But I treat those prices as an asking price, and negotiate down from there - just like at a coin show....
Love 'em ! Recently, there was a thread about "the ugliest portrait of Liberty on US Coins". If we had about the BEST portrait, for me it would...
Tell me about your lighting... I'm guessing you used some flourescent lighting in the first set (maybe mixed with halogen or incandescent), but no...
Yep. And sometimes pictures fail to show what IS there. I'm WAY partial to buying coins at coin shows for that reason. Even excellent...
...or brushed / whizzed to cover up scratches, gouges, or other serious defects.
Popular in Scotland ;)
Note the odd, unnatural spacing of the numerals in 1914. There is too much room between the "9" and the second "1". That's because that "1" was a...
The Capped Bust $2.5s and $5s are pretty hideous too. But I wouldn't mind havin' a few around...
Tough call. The Barber coins look more like a man than a woman - some kind of Greek god. That said, I actually like the Barber designs...
Unusual, but not unique. I've seen one like it on Home Shopping Network.
Nice ! Love 'em. It's impossible to tell if it's MS from a photo. If there are no luster breaks on the indians cheekbone and eagle's shoulder /...
Now THAT'S funny !
On a lively thread, the vast majority of us will not be the first responder. I chip in my thoughts / opinions regardless of prior posts. In...
Predicting "gold will go up" is like predicting "the sun will rise in the east". Pretty safe bet.
I don't think coins will go into the furnace. There are mountains of US coins, gold and silver alike, which have always been worth bullion value...
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