Typical hairlining for a 61, would have to see it in hand to make a determination on whether it deserves MS, but it's a CC, huge demand, they tend...
A couple were at the Danbury coin show yesterday with some valuable notes, one person in the know said that a number of the notes were worth over...
Here are a couple AU58s, one CAC version; IMO the Dutchman's coin is much better. http://www.raregoldcoins.com/wp-uploads/1875CC_20_N58_CAC.jpg...
Congratulations on the MS61 grade. It just shows how harsh people can be on forums and in clubs on expected grades, and how such harshness would...
Good idea thread though I would phrase it differently. You could also get feedback on the PCGS forum. I recently bought a better date gold...
The process of finding out what the CAC bids are on a given coin is to either consult Bluesheet which now lists CAC bids on the third week or...
Who can forget the defiance of Mr. Franklin Sanders, "the money changer", against collecting or paying taxes? "On January 9, 1990, just at dawn,...
Agree. There seems to be an aversion in the general public against "toned" or original coins. People want bright, shiny colorful, "beautiful"...
I would just give Phil a call/email, I'm sure he would make the necessary adjustments, admit error, etc..
Thanks, not much of a distraction IMO. What the grading services call "damaged" for grading purposes usually makes sense, but I have seen a fair...
I stopped in at the biggest coin shop in the area yesterday to get an opinion on my 1917 type I SL quarter that PCGS had no-graded because of...
Here's a link to the episode: http://www.history.com/shows/pawn-stars/videos/pawn-stars-chum-p-change#pawn-stars-chum-p-change Apparently Brett...
A Connecticut coin shop has been quite opinionated on this issue:...
Here is an opportunity to post images of your damaged coins.:) Here's an example of a piece that I picked up in a dealer's discard box for around...
Good points, and I will look forward to doing more research and hope the "official" versions get corrected. "No changes shall be made in the...
I found a copy of Breen's coin encyclopedia where I believe he went into Comstock's role as a censor. Tangling with Saint-Gaudens was most...
There is this article on the issue: "It has been reported that once the new quarters went into circulation, a public debate ensued over the...
CAC has done a lot to create incentives for grading services to have good standards. Here is a coin I bought at Teletrade, got "CAC'd" and then...
Do you find any of the US coins to be obscene, like the type I Standing Liberty quarter because of her uncovered breast? Was Anthony Comstock...
Here is one that I recently sold: http://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/46407/1920-Standing-Liberty-Quarter-NGC-MS-64-FH I picked it up raw, the...
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