Another consideration is that PCGS has only 6 of these in MS66 and none higher. It's enough of a Condition Rarity for someone to consider just...
So you know all the Morgans are neither rare dates, rare in grade nor extra-value varieties? Most of the images I've seen so far are of...
One might contemplate including the story of the Henning Nickel as an example of, um, numismatic entrepreneurial spirit.
Excellent images for the question you ask of us. My best response to them is, "pretty much nothing looks right." Too much "graininess,"...
Well, I'd claim dibs on bourbon but at least one or two people I admire here would (deservedly) claim equal or greater right. Therefore, I will...
Not to mention there is no difference - to a scientific exactitude - between artificial toning done right and natural toning.
Numismatics is much more rewarding for those who believe that goals don't have to be attainable to be worthy. The only difference between a goal...
Not at the "real" Memorial it ain't. You ever tried walking up all those steps? :)
Where does he get those wonderful toys? :D
I'd grab the money and run at $4.5k, considering that's $1000 over retail for F15 in a righteous slab, much less a Details one. :)
Here's what my personal rig looks like: [ATTACH] Canon dSLR mounted on a custom-modified microscope stand, employing various cheap film...
I'm not even going to dwell on the first two; they're out of my league. :) I believe the Peace Dollar to have been generously graded. Looks like...
Agreed; I think this one was dug and cleaned.
Important point there - the individual stresses of the strike differ greatly according to the design of the die. Areas of large pressure...
I have to say I'm not particularly confident of either, for interrelated and in some cases anecdotal reasons. The denticles of the Trade Dollar...
This one forces the question, "I wonder how long the obverse die lasted after striking it?" That is a serious crack by anyone's definition, and it...
People have gotten away with less than that after employing a gun to get their price. That's probably a $200 coin (I'm leaning original-surfaces...
Stop making sense, you. :P
More generally, it might make an interesting narrative interlude/anecdote to briefly outline how America's friendship/alliance with Great Britain...
Your best bet, before dividing, is to learn why and how coin values are determined. Morgan Dollars can fetch six-figure prices, and there are gold...
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