I don't display my coins. Anything with significant value is in the bank. I take a good picture then hide the coins away. Well, I sort of...
If I were going to put together a set of nickels my first step would be to get one coin of each design in the highest grade I could afford....
Thanks for all the nice comments. I solved the completion problem. I only start sets that I have a strong possibility of completing. So I won't...
Plenty to keep me busy (and poor). I've got 6 IHC's to go for my MS set. I've got 8 Braided Hair large cents (1839-1857) to go in VF/XF/AU...
I've been working on this set for close to 10 years. And looking for this coin to complete it for close to 5 years. THE SET: US Classic Head...
Latest CW reported on a fake CC Morgan. But it was consistent. The GSA holder was fake too.
Another "better idea" that appears to have TOTALLY flopped. It's not unusual for a good site to rethink their business model and send whatever...
Okay, I think I've finally got it. http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/registry/coins/MySets_Listing.aspx?PeopleSetID=156938
Hmmmm, then I may be getting confused with the Sample Slabs site. The slab I'm seeing has a label marked "ANA Official".
Seems to me someone put together and posted online a collection of coin slabs. Someone is asking about an older ANA slab (pre-ANACS). I'd like to...
Image too small for me to even see what you're talking about, never mind deciding what it is.
Unusually well-struck nickel 3-cent. If the "III" isn't fully struck it's darn close. Very often the first "I" has a serious gap in the vertical...
I'll do the link when I add the images. Not tomorrow; probably Sunday.
I have entered all the dates and grades for my latest NGC Registry Set. It's Braided Hair Large Cents (1839-1857). I wait until I'm 80-90%...
PCGS is VERY fussy about RB vs. BN. I suspect the two 09's would come back BN.
Got three IHC's for my set. Usual source -- Angel Dee's These make it only 5 more to go (DDO's and overdates not counted) 1864 CuNi in PCGS...
My first impression agrees with this.
If it were mine I'd send it in for slabbing. If it goes into a DETAILS or Genuine holder then at least it's authenticated. But like others have...
My analysis would have been different (and not as definitive) but the result would have been the same. Die scratch. BTW I would have said the...
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