Unless I've had a brain hiccup it seems to me that Snow had published several volumes about FEs and IHCs and their varieties. I can't find them...
RUN!!! Run as fast as you can ... the other way. There are loads of Red Flags in that auction listing. IMO you will get taken.
SEGS is okay too. CDN has them rated about the same as PCI. NCS grades coins??? I thought they only conserved coins.
To the best of my recollection, I don't have anything like this in my collection, at least not in my coin collection (got a good one in my stamp...
Nice to see coins like this. I get so tied up in my little niche that I often forget there's other coins out there.
Then my answer remains the same. You omitted "none of the above".
A set one grade above mine should still be reasonable (business strikes in MS-67; proofs in MS-68). Above those levels some of the prices get...
Yep, you left out this option. And it's the one I would have selected. IMO, the last dollar coins of consequence were the Morgan and Peace...
Yes!!! Coins with die cracks to me are coins with extra personality. Here's one of my Shield Nickels. The crack goes all the way around, but in...
If I understand the term correctly (matched), it means everything is the same except the date/mm. By that definition "in 65 or better" does NOT...
I collect coins as they were issued (MS) or used (circulated). Other influences on their characteristics don't interest me.
I think it's a great idea. I know there's people who collect Poor and Fair coins for a type set. Interesting and affordable fun.
This may be a bit too simplified, but: Varieties - Coin differences caused by variations in the dies before any coins were struck. DDO's, DDR's,...
Nice catch. I've never cherrypicked anything. I've had two coins that turned out to be something more than advertised. But cherrypicking (IMO)...
I haven't sold on eBay since January because of all the policy changes and fee increases. (I personally find the "positive only" feedback by...
"No!" to rubber bands. They are made using sulfur, and that's generally death to coins, even clad ones. Unfortunately I can't come up with a...
The first coins in my collection were wheat cents taken right out of circulation. Started in 1955. Nope, no DDO out of circulation, but did find...
At the moment the biggest help I'm getting from his book is techniques used to image coins with various surface characteristics. I need to work on...
Older keys and semi-keys. By "older" I mean from sets no longer struck or metal composition no longer used (pre-'65). Example: I was after an...
Paint Shop Pro and Adobe Photoshop make it easy. Problem is, they are both expensive s/w packages. You really have to have a compelling reason to...
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