I attended during the Friday public session which started 10AM. My style is to locate what I'd like, buy, then scoot. Total time: 3 hours....
Tough call. I don't think it's been abrasively cleaned, Lots of hairlines but they appear to be random. But it's a nice silver color with...
I've worked hard (but apparently not hard enough) to buy only coins with original surfaces. If I detect a problem, the problem coin gets replaced....
It's one of the newer slabs, curved top and bottom, angled top and blue label. But not the newest "mustard" label. And I'm not even going to go...
Going slightly off on a tangent. Curiosity. I know there's 1.5x1.5's. Are there 2.5x2.5's? I know there are flips of that size.
Because I do Registry Sets on NGC I've been doing some crossovers to NGC. I sent a coin to them in an ANACS holder. No problems noted on the...
Not me. My wantlist definitely exceeds my pool of money. It would not be good for me to impulse buy. The closest I come to that is getting...
In less than 11 hours I'll be going into the show. I hope to have some good stuff to post either Friday evening or Saturday. The best to all of you.
Yeh, THAT'S what I'm talking about. It's certainly a "How can that only be AU?" coin. There are FH's and then there are FH's. The rivets and...
I took a quick look at most of my AU-58's. None really look like they have eye-catching luster, the sort that would make you think "How could this...
Part of the decision depends upon how good your tokens are in terms of grade. There's something like 7 window sizes of 2x2's (the cardboard...
Decision #1: Do you want to upgrade at this time? Or do you want to take the money you didn't spend on upgrading and start a new collection?...
Thanks for the heads-up. Since the Red Book doesn't list both types I completely missed that aspect. I've got Flynn's book but didn't check it....
I'd say it has original surfaces. Nice coin. I like coins with "personality".
Do we have any Vets in here? I would assume some of us are. I put three years in the Army, but because of the time period and my MOS none of it...
I buy almost exclusively from one dealer. He's well recognized within numismatics but not widely known by most collectors. His specialty is small...
VERY nice! A LOT more professional than the one I did for my type set. Did you write your own code (XHTML)? Or did you use a website builder...
I don't have an 1817. My large cent of that design is a 1820, Large Date.
I really like the metal flow lines. And the spikes(?) from the stars to the rim. Best example of a late die state I've ever seen.
I agree entirely. Sure would help in learning how to grade. Make things a LOT easier.
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