In general don't buy a cleaned coin. A coin with a problem will ALWAYS be a coin with a problem.
My rules for getting coins professionally graded are simple to state but somewhat difficult to execute. 1. I grade the coin based on a GOOD...
First, based on the images I don't see it being RB. To me it's BN. The grade is tougher. I don't see breaks in luster but again that could be...
I see nothing amiss regarding the toning. I'd have to poke around a bit but I believe I have slabbed coins with the same toning. It's been handled...
Nice die clash and nice die breaks. Gives a coin personality.
IMO if you don't know what you want to buy it's too soon to spend your money. Sit back (maybe with a Red Book) and page through until you find a...
Axial lighting caught my fancy several years back so I built one. Then found out I had no need for it since I had no proof or proof-like coins....
I think "accurate" and "under $20" are mutually exclusive. IF you do enough weighing think higher cost. I bought a iBAL 201 Electronic Scale 5+...
I had one once. It took a LOT of looking by me at 10x to decide that it MIGHT be an 1858/57. At the time all I had was the Cherrypicker's Guide. I...
First, I would not buy the coin. If you buy a coin with a problem you will always have a coin with a problem. BUT If there was some reason for me...
CDN doesn't list them, but that's no surprise. CW doesn't list them either and that IS a surprise. So I checked eBay results and $50 for a raw one...
Just as a side track on the original topic, do you consider a CAC "green bean" equivalent to a "+" designation? If so then I would think BOTH on...
I started in 1955.
Maybe I'm missing something but if someone beats you and pays "way more than its worth" doesn't that imply that if they DON'T beat you then you...
If it's a gooey green then give the coin an acetone bath. The problem is more likely from PVC exposure.
I work the other way. I don't snipe. I put my max bid in early then forget about it until the auction closes. No stress.
I like to show my coins off. On the other hand that's advertising that I collect and have valuable items. So, to meet both the "showoff" and the...
All of the big EAC dealers that I know don't have many slabbed coins. Chris McCawley Butternut Tom Reynolds Not quite sure why.
Heck, if people pay big bucks for Po-1 and Fr-2 I'm sure you can find buyers (hence value) for those coins, hole included.
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