That's the reason I've given up on Vienna. WAAAAY too crowded. The NOVA show is good and the one in Chantilly is better. But actually with the...
IMO, if you got it on eBay, and you knew it was a more valuable variety but the seller didn't, then it qualifies as a cherry pick. The...
I didn't take a count but it seems to me that more of the items listed were NOT cherry picks than were. My three were not cherry picks. To be a...
Here's mine. I rarely collect anything except business strikes. So, why this coin? Mostly because there's that VERY annoying hole in my Morgan...
Anyone got Numismatic Photography by Mark Goodman yet? I'm going to check at the ANA show this week. Like to see if I can get one at a discount....
I've got 3 coins that are varieties, but none were cherrypicked. I bought them expecting normal coins, and got a variety. 1858/7 LL FE still in...
I'm going to wait until the graders come out who will grade the graders (CAC) who are grading the graders (TPGs). Once you get enough stickers in...
This is the ANA! Stock will be no problem. If you want to avoid crowds, Wed and Thurs are best, although dealers tend to wander around, so you...
I'm going early Friday. Looking to get there in the 10-11AM window. I'm in Silver Spring, MD, so I figue about $15 for gas and $20 for parking....
It's not mentioned in Cherrypickers' so I didn't know to look for it. Nor what it looks like. I didn't actually "cherry pick" this coin. It's...
Yep, at one time they were going for more than $100. I can't remember when, but I suspect in the late 70's when the whole market blew through the...
Look particularly at the tops of the "UN". With more camera work I could probably do better. The important point is that there's doubling AND it's...
Pictures you want, pictures you get. Two diagnostics for this coin. The easy part is the doubling. The hard part is the remnants of the "7" (right...
That's only one of the problems. How about "Only buyers can leave neutrals or negatives. Sellers can leave ONLY positives." Or how about...
D'oh! I'm 90% sure I've got a 1858/7 LL FE. I was going to calculate a rough estimate of it's value. Turns out it's a listed variety. All I...
Thanks. That info should be good enoough to do a rough estimate.
I Need Some Info from a 2000 (+/- 1 yr) Red Book. To do a value comparison, I need some info from a 1999, 2000 or 2001 Red Book. Would someone...
Too many distracting marks in the prime fields on the obverse. I'm thinking MS-62 or maybe -63. But I'm finding that I tend to undergrade.
I've got a full date set of business strike 2-cent coins. But definitely only one that might get close to as good as yours. And mine's definitely...
The guidance that each collector "learn how to grade the series you are collecting" is excellent advice. BUT You are talking about months, if not...
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