Yes, I saw that and just walked out. I am not an expert but 70+ years of active collecting is difficult to scam.
I'm not sure if I could find an LCS I can trust. I took the 27-P and the 28-P to a popular shop in Houston a few years ago to get an idea of...
Here is one of my "train" cents. [ATTACH]
Clean all that gunk off and then weigh it.
Great event CN. Let's do that again.
Yes, back in the 50's I received a Twenty Cent piece when I was due 25 cents in change. My mother got shorted because she let me keep it for my...
Thanks. You make a good point. The only coin graded in my Mercury Dime set is the 16-D. There is a hole in the album and it bugs me.
Wow, I didn't realize that. I got these a long time ago. Some from banker friends for a dollar each. Some I traded for. Some I bought way back...
Thanks Randy. I did have an expert assess the 27 and the 28 without slabbing. The 27 was declared MS-61 and the 28 was declared MS-63. Tough call...
Thanks, that is how I feel at the moment. However, I am 80 years old and am also thinking about my estate.
I have never submitted a coin to be graded. I have a complete collection of Peace Dollars and some of them are very nice. I am going to post them...
Nice.
Grade = Very Nice. I am no good at grading. Here is one of mine that is graded MS-61 for comparison. [ATTACH]
Here is one of mine - 1843 Half - shattered reverse. [ATTACH]
As far as a coin collector goes it is considered damaged.
Here is a 16 D graded FR 2 by ANACS for comparison. [ATTACH]
I hope you are being sarcastic.
How can you grade it if you don't know the mint?
I found a 1 Cent Trinidad and Tobago in a Coin Star this week. No much, but different.
Funny, I was just using Ren Wax on an ancient.
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