I don't hear as well as I used to. I can still see. :) Sometimes I just get closer to the monitor....
Most definitely worth bumping for this. :) Is your example in the known census, or a new addition?
They only add value for those who have not yet learned what actually adds value.
In all honesty, I've no idea why the TPG's are so lenient with fingerprints, especially on Proofs. No respectable numismatist would handle a coin...
The karma and enhancement of your rep as an honest human being you'll receive from this post is likely worth more than any cash you might lose in...
I have a couple of different Lincoln Cents with obverse chips in *just* the right place....it seems somehow disrespectful to call attention to...
Then he takes care to liquidate it in front of the correct demographic, and gets the highest price ever paid for a 63. :)
Your most important decision does not involve how much you might be willing to pay for the coin. It involves whether to accept the burden of...
The whole point of a cancellation is to create a die which cannot be used in commerce again, so even the ones which haven't covered the complete...
Had me scared there for a minute, because I know you know these well. :)
I'm seeing both coins as the same Type Ones obverse and reverse....
What I wouldn't give for an Ebay sockpuppet account. Somebody needs to troll that guy just on GP.
I'm of the opinion that Hawaiian coinage is a "buy them when you find them" kind of issue, anyways. :)
This. Polishing isn't supposed to be obvious, and they don't always get it wrong. Good call, Sheila. :)
Well, the description takes the seller off my list of trusted....anything. Heavily cleaned (it's the only way to get that "crud in the tight...
Just full-stop at the word "possible," and believe what you just wrote. A general rule of thumb when answering questions like this is, there's no...
Did you even know how much 1881-CC Morgans in MS63 should cost before you bought one? I've already linked you to all the information you would...
I didn't even know he'd posted.
N1, I think. This level of doubling isn't uncommon with them, it's the screw press form of "machine doubling" from worn-out equipment. [ATTACH]
Well, they minted 3200 of them and....supposedly....melted all but a couple. Beyond the one with "3200" scratched into it, I guess no others are...
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