Quite correct. I don't remember the date range, but for quite a while mint set came in envelopes that weren't sealed. That would lead me to...
My wife has Corel and Photoshop. I've got Paint Shop Pro and MS Photo Editor. For simple things like resizing and cropping (including circular...
Don't forget. The small cents from 1856 into 1864 are copper-nickel, not bronze. They will never have the redness of a bronze coin. That's why...
I didn't tell you the grade. It's a PCGS MS-64. The dealer I got it from called it PQ, and he's one of the top small cent dealers. Frankly I think...
Actually, no, but thanks for the diagnostic. Another place where a weak strike is evident are the diamonds on the ribbon. They rarely come fully...
You have opened yourself to a LOT of frustration. The simpler operations you'll pick up quickly. But wait until you get to color, brightness and...
Certainly a high VF, and don't be surprised if it goes XF-40. There were striking problems with the 1877's and they tend to be graded by a...
Now that I've completed my type set as much as I probably ever will be able, I'm doing a some upgrades. My first upgrade was my 1862 IHC (no...
You don't say what type of halves, but from the grades that you're interested in and the fact that it's an accumulation, I read that as bullion....
CDN shows: 1999-S Silver Proof Set at $275 2001-S Silver Proof Set at $125 2002-S Silver Proof Set at $50 The rest are $25 or less.
Collector. I'll never see any profit from my coins. I not interested in selling them. My heirs will reap all the benefits.
From the limited number (30-40) of Peace dollars I've dealt with, I'm of the opinion that, except for the 1921, they have a flat strike. The...
Interesting. I was too high. And I normally undergrade. I guess the CAC sticker indicates on a good day it would have gone -65.
Looks like a LOT of 2008 nickels will be in the MS-60 to -62 range.
My guess would be that the banks order coins as needed. With the current state of the economy AND the numbers of quarters being issued, your local...
I see no obverse problems. The marks I saw on the reverse are definitely there in front of Liberty. They are more like light rubs rather than...
Can't get a good look at it at the image scale, but I'd say MS-65 at a minimum. I can't see any marks in the major focal areas except possibly on...
NGC Registry set doesn't require them. At least that's the reason I'm not looking for to get them.
I totally agree. I've got one (somewhere) that is worse than the ones you've mentioned. Monticello looks like a total struck-through. I'm looking...
Could you expand on your description? I don't have many IHCs, but the few I do have are high grade (MS-64 to -66). Mine aren't proofs, but I'd...
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