I would definitely save the Mint Set intact. The coin sells for less than the premium for the set with a SD cent. Go and find another SD cent....
no that's the way the rim is. weird, isn't it?
I've had it a few years. Not all FS nickels are worth slabbing. You have to look at the value raw vs. the value slabbed and determine for...
and here's the steps for those grading the coin
Here's one of the coins that I am planning on submitting to NGC for grading. besides enjoying the view, if anyone would like to predict a...
Triskaidekaphobia is a word Linus uses in a conversation with Charlie Brown in "Merry Christmas Charlie Brown". I don't know about currently,...
I never said that they were unimportant, I said that they aren't as useful (to the knowledgeable collector) as the TPGs want us to believe.
hmmm... where have I heard that idea before... hmmm? I guess that means that I agree with the term value grading, but I prefer one that...
I couldn't agree more about who bears the responsibility, but doesn't this just mean that it behooves us to learn to grade so that we don't have...
Then state your opinion and let us pick it apart instead of vice-versa. :)
Put into an analogy: You can't make a cat bark whether or not you call it a dog, and even if everyone agrees to call your cat a dog, at the end...
I couldn't disagree more. Market grading is NOT a good thing and here's exactly why. Things that are subjective: eye appeal, luster, and market...
ok, Doug... let's hear where we have it wrong. Define Market Grading for us, I am dying to hear!
well, I can't tell you what it is on a family forum, but I can tell ya what it t'aint....
hmmm, this should be a fun discussion... Market Grading (according to Noodle): The grade assigned to a coin based on it's technical grade along...
I say MS-61
then the subject was an error?
Your title is: USA's 3rd President on Currency. Is that the 3rd president or the 3rd on currency? I understand that although Adams is typically...
nice find, Darryl
I don't believe that you can legally sell them as counterfeits, either.
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