And DEFINITELY read the label.
This doesn't help your immediate question but I suggest Grellman's book U.S. Cents/1840-1857 for Braided Hair large cents. Copyright is 2001...
I see what I believe are some rubs. I'll say AU-55 but a -58 wouldn't surprise me. But I REALLY love the die clashing.
Grellman says it's an R-5 (31-75 known). The cud is one of the diagnostics.
There may be more but this is the only one I know of: http://www.ncscoin.com/
I use Hugh Wood. I checked with my homeowner's insurance and they were about 3x-4x more. That alone makes the expense of joining the ANA worth it....
I use CW to determine what the price is to beat. In other words I treat their values as high retail.
My intent is to limit this question to non-dealers. After surfing eBay and the Internet this is what I came up with. I buy ONLY 1 oz gold bars...
I use First Class/Large Envelope/Rigid. I ship in a 9" x 7" padded envelope with an extra layer of bubble wrap AND stiffeners. A single slab in...
I am a member of the ANA so I get The Numismatist. I find it lacking in articles of interest to me. Or some that are tend to lack "meat". Now...
My vote goes to Coin World.
For a coin that I'd call XF DETAILS that price is probably fair. But it should have been a Red Flag that something was wrong.
Looks abrasively cleaned to me -- and not gently.
Generally, no. But C-B-D's is an example of an exception.
I do NOT believe that coins are a good (or even reasonable) investment.
Die clashes, like die cracks, rarely add a premium to a coin. The major exception is when they are used as a diagnostic to a die variety.
Generally speaking modern business coinage doesn't get the in depth studies that older coins (particularly pre-20th century) get.
Well said. I heartily agree.
You've got that right. Maybe we could convince them it's coming out of their "pork barrel". Last I heard the cents were costing the Gov't an...
My type set coin for that design is an 1807 Large Stars, 50/20 in PCGS VF-30. It's a better date/attribute but not nearly the grade. And I believe...
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