Seriously though, how long have you been calling the toned coin market a trend? How many years have you been telling guys like me that premiums...
Trends don't last decades!
Not if he can sell it for 5X
20 years ago, the Internet was in its infancy and people were still using film for photography. Most collectors were unaware that rainbow toned...
The guy who sold you that coin for $65 was foolish. And 3x price guide is nothing. I have seen monster toners sell for more than 50x price guide.
Here is what I don't understand about that philosophy. We talk about a premium for toned coins as if they were artificially inflated. The fact...
When the luster is muted by the toning, it will often destroy any premium in value. It is the combination of luster and color that creates the...
A Morgan with half obverse coverage with one progression of rainbow toning will usually sell for 3-4X price guide as long as the luster is good...
Regarding the conversation about the price realized for this coin. I don't think you overpaid, I think you paid full retail for the coin. You...
While I know you are kidding in an attempt to poke fun at toning enthusiasts, but I think comments like that are dangerous to unwary newbies. The...
The PCGS requirement for FS and NGC requirement for 5FS are the same, by the quarter-step method, 5-5-5-5. For the NGC 6FS you need 6-6-6-6. So...
It certainly looks FB to me. To my knowledge, both NGC and PCGS only consider the central bands for the FB designation.
I have never been to a coin show and did not inherit any of them. I built my collection by searching online auctions, mostly Heritage, E-Bay, and...
The best years for the full step Jefferson Nickel are undoubtedly 1940 & 1941, especially the Denver minted coins. While my 41's are based mostly...
The full step designation does not apply to proof coins, just business strikes.
The 60's are tough, I only have one and it is questionable to say the least. [IMG] [IMG]
The 43-D was the best struck of the war nickels and their are thousands of 6 step examples. I don't have any graded examples in my collection,...
low end MS64
What I said makes sense, what you said is nonsense. Did you join a poetry class or something?
What the hell are you talking about? Are you drunk?
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