Finding good quality P coins on the west coast is super difficult.... best bet for them coming over is a tourist or military person being...
That Plautilla is amazing. Also I like the others.
I have crossed the rubicon on this. I went to two small coin shows, one where I had previously seen a dealer have ancients, and no one was selling...
The person selling the roll was selling a roll for 2.50 and individual 2017P cents in flips for 25 cents each. Although I was spending more, I...
I chose Curtisimo because why not? Here is one of my Icelandic coins [IMG]
I think I will have a lot of fun reading up on these characters... they sure seem intriguing.
I am only half as crazy as you... I bought 1 roll.
Yes, it did not seem really unusual, but the aesthetics pleased me.
I liked the look of this one. Don't know too much on her or why there are three standards. sellers pic: [ATTACH] ROMAN EMPIRE, JULIA...
Look for the die marker on obverse
I had an old collection once. It was in my dreams. :hilarious:
I am favoring a MS65 but am unsure.
be cool to own one of those coins
I am no expert grader, for sure, but I am getting better. Generally my focus is on modern US coins and I have been CRH for about 10 years. I pull...
Yes, because graders not only need to know and apply the criteria for each grade, they also have to incorporate an innate rememberance of where...
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Hmmmm.
Just like riding a bike... You just get on and pedal. At some time, for the series or types of coins you know, your eye will tell you what grade...
I say 85,000. It makes it worthwhile to wait on and if no one bites he can lower the price a little. He may be looking to find someone who was not...
I like that there is no wrong answer.
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