Detecto, you must realize that Red Book, Blue Book, Grey Sheet and even you are not the ultimate arbiter of worth or value, the winning bidder is...
Please do not ever make a statement like that again. You are NOT EVEN CLOSE to being folk like me!
Really not smart to post that, Chief. Now Detecto is going to want one.
He did correctly foresee the future. He spun (lied about) what he saw coming to his advantage.
Having it graded and slabbed might even get you an article in the trade papers getting more collectors aware of your coin and possibly raising...
I have to ask, are there any polls where you ARE counted even if you don't vote.
It didn't look that way to me at first, but upon a second look...
How does a nickel get into a cent coining chamber?
I don't really know the best day to end an auction, but have heard it is Sunday (not on a holiday, though) at 8 PM eastern. I've had luck with...
In my experience, the best deals are to be found in auctions ending on New Years' Eve, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, Memorial Day, July 4,...
Welcome to CT, ronin, and IMHO, you have joined the best of all of the coin collector's forums.
Sorry to have to say that it's most likely not worth as much you paid for it.
On Ebay, any serial with just one leading zero is "a rare, low serial number".
It'll take a short while, but when the Coin Vaults, HSN's and MCM's sell out all that they bought, the prices should rise to $250-$300 range for...
ER and ES labels only reflect the date of grading in regard to the date of release, not when the coin came from the die. Yes, those designations...
The TPG's don't charge extra for "Early Release", "First Release", "Early Strike", etc. labels. They are not making money on the labels, per se....
You should be getting these in the mail about 1 week before the publication date, give or take 7 days. This is not to be construed as a snarky...
Yes. They are struck from differently prepared dies. Also, circulation quality coins are struck only once while proof coins are struck twice and...
I'll be surprised if you get $10 for it. Don't waste any time getting it out to Heritage for auction.
That's not Lincoln, that's a homeless person. You've found an early die stage homeless cent. In later die stages, there are more homeless sitting...
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