Congrats!!! Always nice to complete a set whatever your definition. And if you're anything like me you'll be keeping an eye out for upgrades.
I've never cherrypicked any coins. I've gotten a couple coins that were other than as advertised. But I only found out later when I re-examined...
Yeh, the early commemoratives often have a very pleasing design. They are not high on my priority list but I'll buy one occasionally when I can't...
Here's the latest addition to my collection. Perfect for me cost-wise and grade-wise: [IMG] Unfortunately my collection appears to be growing...
I use Novus. #2 has handled about 90% of the scratches I've encountered. #3 works for most of the rest (you have to follow up with #2 because #3...
My best guess is damage cause by a coin wrapping machine.
No. But at this time I haven't had need for getting that much of a closeup. For the time being my digital SLR is sufficient. When comparing need...
Maybe looking at the question from the perspective of our "sister" hobby (philatelics) will help. If you purchase what is arguably the best album...
Since the places you have pointed out are obvious, I'm going to trust NGC to: - not have missed them - decided (correctly) they are not wear. I...
I was going to say the same thing, but I would have used a LOT more words. This is a nice concise way of saying it.
For any pricing guides I'm familiar with, the answer is "Yes". The only other way I know of to get wholesale prices is to look at auction results....
$73.80 is close enough to $75. Probably rounded to the nearest $5. So his wholesale value is essentially correct. Or the both of you used...
I think opinions from the heavyweights are pending. DGS just doesn't have enough of a track record yet for the "experts" to form general...
The only opinion I got from a dealer was that he was hopeful that things would pick up. Basically that would mean during the rest of Saturday....
Yep, I see it now. I was looking in the wrong place before. Thanx
Okay, we know that the TPGs add the "color" attribute to MS-grade copper coins (BN, RB or RD). But for 20th century copper the greysheet DOESN'T...
If someone put a gun to my head and told me to render an opinion or else, I'd say mechanical doubling.
The uneven toning puzzles me. No idea what that's about. I see several carbon spots on both sides. Typical alloying problem resulting in a minor...
As advertised I went to the Baltimore Whitman show yesterday morning (10AM). Not particularly crowded. My gauge is whether I can belly-up to most...
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