p.s. buy or borrow as many coin books as you can (and Hobo is 100% right).
You might consider ancients. Some can be found relatively cheaply, and are very old. You can also find older coins from places other than the...
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Tough to say if it is a good deal or not, but I suspect the "not" is more likely, I'm afraid. On the bright side, the seller has a good return...
Price range?
Now you need to buy a camera and take pictures of them all. :) That's an impressive collection.
I think I was a little hard on that first coin. After further review, VF 35 and XF 45.
Pocket change. ;) Seriously, what type of coins are your interest?
I can't tell from the photos if it has been cleaned or not. My blunt assessment: Pass. Although for some reason 1847s are tough to find...
VF 20 and XF 40 Very nice coins as usual Mark.
XF details, cleaned, net VF. Can't comment on authenticity given the size of the photos.
Very nice Mark.
Very nice, Ben. Thanks for sharing your collection with us...MIke
Not bad, but you can do better.
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p.s. Toad, have no fear, you can do better than that coin.
I think some of you are mistaking a weak strike for wear on the reverse of the coin, in particuar.
Looks like a combination of a strikethrough and agressive cleaning. Like others I'd like to see larger pics though, so my confidence level is...
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