LIVE SHOWS: I go to 6-8 coins shows a year, everything from moderate sized (30-50 dealers) to the big ones (500 at the last Baltimore show.) IMO...
This is my thinking.
IMO the first coin has been cleaned, and not very gently. But the strike is not too bad. Remember it's a small coin in a hard alloy. Not much...
Translucent slabs like PCGS (and ICG?) photograph well. White opaque slabs like NGC and ANACS need a bit of help. The reflected light from the...
I highly recommend a dark gray/black non-refective background with "white" light illumination. The dark gray/black background allows the reflected...
I think it's an AU. Problem is you can't tell if it's been cleaned from the image. You won't know until you get it in hand, and maybe not even...
Or the Indian Head nickel if you prefer. I've been imaging my collection and I've run into an apparent discrepancy between what the grading guides...
Short of it being a fake, you got an excellent buy. If cleaned, well, that's marginal.
There are a couple sets which are VERY popular with collectors, from beginners to the advanced. Morgans is one of those sets. Lincolns is another....
NOW you tell me. And I like blast white. :)
I was at the Baltimore show too. My problem is with dealer pricing. I picked up a nice coin for $400 which was only about 10% over Greysheet. A...
I took a quick look and stopped after the first coin. For me the first "birthyear minus 100" coin would be a half cent issued in proof-only. It...
Yes, but you have to look around a bit. As you enter move to the back left. That's where you'll most likely find them.
Coin World's prices give you a good reading on retail. Greysheet prices give you a good reading on wholesale. A free source is eBay's completed...
I went to the Baltimore show. Big as usual. Looked and looked for a couple coins I wanted. Nowhere to be found. So I had to drop down to my...
If Airtites are not air tight (and I suspect that's correct), then you DEFINITELY don't want to put tape or any adhesive around the edge. The glue...
First "hobo quarter" I've ever seen. It's well done. Good pick-up. I don't like to let my mind wander; sometimes it forgets to come back. But in...
Better than the '49-D you posted.
Yeh, the nickel alloy is really tough to get full strikes on. That's why "full steps" are important. And from what I can tell the big TPGs will...
Unless you're a heavy duty dealer, forget the full subscription. Moderate and advanced collectors and smaller dealers can easily get by with the...
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