Just set your standards for your type set coins. Then be prepared to see those standards change as you get into it. Type sets are addicting.
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I don't follow anyone. I follow threads. But there are several people whose opinions I respect that show up often in the threads that catch my...
I suspect there are LOTS of dips on 47th Street in Manhattan
I used to get stamps on approval from them. That was about 60-65 years ago. Fortunately I've moved often enough since then that I don't think they...
I've got 6 coins I'm waiting for. One package of 4 China-Japanese Occupation from an Australian seller. Another China-Japanese Occupation from an...
I think in business it is called a "loss leader".
Looks like toning was not a big factor. And it looks like the poor images don't help potential buyers any.
Anyone willing and able to spend that amount of money should be smart enough not to buy any coin like that which isn't slabbed.
I agree about "weakly struck to where all of the vertical lines on the columns aren't separated" is a rather common condition. When I was shopping...
Do NOT let that coin get away from you!!! The die clashes make it interesting. But the best part is the fully struck "III". I'm sure you could...
Your pictures aren't the best to work with but I think it's an LM-3.
eBay might catch up in a year or so.
It has a certain appeal.
By ANA Grading Guide definitions your coin can't be better than F-15. REASON: The tip of the horn is worn away. BUT The TPG's do not appear to be...
FACTOID: Back at the time Kennedy was elected president some quarters got painted with a red skull cap on Washington. Resulted in a close...
What type of light source(s) do you use?
The evenness of the toning bothers me. Dipped?
As for the scratches I suspect die polishing at the South Korean Mint (or wherever it was struck).
Thanks for the site. More than i could find. Now I need to work it through.
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