Thank you.
Those are not hairlines from being harshly cleaned. Those are random hits from circulation.
Khay, My birthday is in June.
Detecto, A couple of things you may not understand (especially if you are using the Red Book as your price guide): 1) Not all coins of the same...
That's right. If my memory serves me it has been over 150 years since the Mint has knowingly sold or discarded dies that have not been defaced....
Penny wise; pound foolish. If you follow that advice you will probably spend more on gasoline for you and your friend to drive to the pawn shop...
Dude, you really need to advance beyond using the Red Book as your price guide. The Red Book is a good reference for a lot of things but it is NOT...
Additionally look at as many slabbed coins as you can so you will learn what uncleaned coins look like. It's hard to spot a cleaned coin if you...
That's just bad luck for you! Have you thought about moving to another state?
A magnet would come in handy at a flea market.
You might want to buy an armored safe to store your ballistic rolls in. Bankers Grand Armored Safe with Hoard of Coins World Reserve Monetary...
Can't tell much from your photos. WAY too much glare on the coin.
You could do a Specific Gravity test (which requires a fairly accurate scale).
Buy the book before you buy the coin. Read the Terms & Conditions before you bid on the coin.
Sounds like a bad case of buyer's remorse to me. In my opinion the OP should have manned up and paid for the item he bid on and won. The OP made a...
Very similar. Same scale. But once a Proof always a Proof. So a Proof coin that has been circulated lightly might grade PF-55 and one that...
What is a "1946 War Nickel"? The war ended in 1945.
Rascal, Jr.
Martin Van Buren Commemorative Token
What's even sadder is I started collecting coins before that book was published and I didn't stock up on coins at those prices. I distinctly...
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