what would you want him (the dealer) to do?
technically, selling them at all is illegal. Whether as genuine or not. These coins do not have the word "copy" on them and as such cannot legally...
welcome to the neighborhood, usc. The primary place where I would be concerned about counterfeits is on eBay. There are plenty out there, so be...
I'd offer him $165 for the proof sets and pass on the ASEs no matter what. If he says no to the offer, walk away and be happy that you did. :)
My guess is that the mint will continue to do business the exact same way as it has. The Mint Sets will contain satin finish coins, and the...
I have been rolling around an idea for a segment called "The year in coins" and do a different year every week, but I could run out of interesting...
Carl, the audio that does exist is a miracle based on what Carlton had to work with. This episode's crappy sound quality is due to a mistake on my...
HSN stated unequivocally that 2009 would be the end of the satin finish. What do we do now, wait for the lawsuits?
well, one thing That I would like people to keep in mind is that we are not the end-all experts, we are just 3 guys talking coins. When it...
A large round of applause to Carlton who took who took the impossible this week, and made it work anyway. Due to technical difficulties (read...
I will go as far as this: If the OPs coin is a Matte Proof 1909 VDB - I'll eat a hundred dollar bill live on a webcam!
some of that is the angle that the album was when the picture was taken
I think that you said it yourself:
I agree that the Mint Sets may be sought after for the bronze cents and that the Silver Proof Sets will likely have a much smaller mintage (than...
looks real to me
that's a small date!
thanks for a ton of great info Charmy!
it may have been cleaned, but it's genuine. That's all that really counts
no but unattractive toning does. Eye appeal is one of the main keys to grades above MS-67.
Congrats churndog! and Thanks flyers for the contest!
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