The search to complete a type set (7070 or otherwise) is a pleasurable experience. I personally am at the "dream" level. It's going to take a BIG...
I don't know. I wasn't collecting in 1945/1946. So I don't know if the price of common Mercs jumped at that time.
And that's what I'm depending on (the "less desirable" part). I've got 3 sets: -- raw UNC -- slabbed MS-66/PF-67 -- slabbed MS FT I'm taking a...
And not slabbed.
Can't be real. The eagle has a "gotcha" grin on its face. And the surfaces look like it got caught in a sandstorm.
Diameter: From your comments pretty much as I thought.
Where is the thickness of a coin measured?
Ooooo, wow, idhair.
Yeh, heck with the house. Find more coins.
You'll have to wait until after my vacation when I'll change my camera back to coin photography mode.
Reserves are generally considered dumb on eBay. There is a fee for using a reserve. Sellers would do better to start their auctions at the minimum...
I suspect business is slowing for them, particularly the <$1000 items. So they have a glut of lower-priced item and want to move them. Actually...
I guess if I don't know which face value coin this is in reference to, the answer doesn't affect me.
Inventory. The often forgotten aspect of collecting.
Strike is a bit weak. Probably max out at MS-64.
That would work reasonably well on eBay but I'm not sure about Google.
Thanks for your suggestions. The Google Advanced Search might do the trick. I don't see it in the Google window; I know it used to be there. So...
I can search eBay, Heritage, Stack's and Great Collections for specific coins. BUT if I can't find them there I run into trouble broadening my...
Where I've had good luck is bad pictures of NGC/PCGS slabbed coins. Mostly they turn out better than the image.
Acetone and a Q-Tip should remove all the PVC. The problem will be how much etching of the surfaces has occurred.
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