There is no reason to be nervious. It looks like you have a good coin. I guess that I look at a coin & start by determining if it is authentic....
If it looks like this, then it may be a medal commemorating the Canadian royal visit of 1939. There are many medals of brass, copper, silver, etc....
What are we missing... I too have been looking for something missed. I can’t find any hairlines or dip-burn. My guess is that “they” gave it a...
Is anyone else interested in seeing the other side of the coin and the reeding? You might want to check the coin's weight and confirm that it...
In addition to not touching, you must be careful to avoid talking over raw coins and be careful to open soda cans/bottles far away from exposed...
Hello 50 Cent, If you were to take a mint bag of 1,000 Morgan or Peace silver dollars & divide them into 11 piles of grades MS60 to MS70, then...
Thanks for posting the coins! I first learned about poor old Leopold from one of your earlier posts. You have some great coins.
Here is a previous thread discussing this subject. http://www.cointalk.com/t70148/
litlj99 in Tennessee was the only one that guessed the ANACS grade correctly. [IMG] [IMG] This is a good example of “buy the coin not the...
Some data on the 1927 P Dollar: Gray Sheet ask is $57 in 60, $165 in 63, $480 in 64, and $3,175 in 65. I showed this coin to my friend that...
just keeping the thread high on the page :)Here is the same photo with white colored background. It is precisely the same coin photograph. [IMG]
Since the 18th Century the Swiss have issued medals (and Talers) for their Shooting Festivals. You can do an Internet search. This is the only...
Reading for pleasure This thread was a pleasure to read. It is full of good data & I only wish that I could remember it all.
It depends upon how long the coin might be in your inventory. If you are confident that it will sell quickly (within the month), then perhaps 10%...
[IMG] This dollar jumped out at me because I thought it had some nice toning. It’s in a problem-free, ANACS new-style holder. If you try to...
If it looks strange, then it may be fake and should be avoided. Weight & dimension are probably your best tools for detecting a fake. The...
Here is the link to information on the summer seminars. The first week session sarts in a couple days....
I'm mailing this 1921-D to a TPG right now. (Post office closes in 20 minutes). In about 20 days we can play guess the grade.
Wish that I had a Euro set like you I collect coins in sets also. I have type sets, year sets, date & mintmark sets, etc. I believe that most...
I usually parrot what I have been told before- The obverse is the money side of the coin. The obverse will set the grade. The reverse can bring...
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