I can vouch for that. Rick is one of the really, really good guys here at CoinTalk. He is VERY knowledgeable in his area (Paper Currency) as well...
I too think it is uncirculated. Sorry if you mistook my remarks as meaning I thought the coin was circulated. I simply pointed out that it was a...
Where did you ever get the idea that commemorative coins are not legal tender? Commemoratives coins are absolutely legal tender. As a matter of...
Looks like an 1883 to me. Appears to be an 1883 MPD-001 - FS-01-1883-403 in Cherrypicker's Guide. What does your coin grade? I cannot estimate...
Yes, they are tough to grade. I see a lot more wear on Liberty's legs than AU but what do I know?
I like it. It's a nice-looking coin. I would grade it EF-40. The dark toning is attractive but I detect some hairlines in the obverse field to the...
Houston, we have a problem. :loud:
It's a nice coin but I was thinking it is not an especially good strike. The notch above the ribbon on the Indian's braid is not visible at all....
Congrats, Rick. Nice-looking note. PM me with the purchase price.
I hope you bought GM (Government Motors) product. :hammer:
I'm not sure what exactly you are asking but if you are asking what each coin grade means a good place to start is your Red Book. On page 10 of my...
If you are a member of ANA you can submit coins to NGC for grading.
You're correct. Many of those counterfeits are from China. And the Chinese are now putting out some high quality counterfeits.
Proof coins receive at least two strikes at higher strike pressure than Business Strikes. So Full Steps are expected on Proof coins. (And Proof...
"Full Step", "Full Bands", "Full Bell Lines", etc. mean a lot less on circulated coins.
I hope those coins have no wear. They are Matte Proof Lincoln Cents. What you are having trouble with is telling the difference between wear...
Mistakes happen, especially with bulk submittals. Someone may have submitted a lot of coins and the lables for a couple of coins in that submittal...
I own both books and would recommend Grading Coins By Photographs. Keep in mind that grading coins is a skill that takes time and training and...
Museums often buy (or make) replicas. For instance, suppose a museum wishes to display a unique coin or a rare coin of which they have only one...
Interesting! For every atom of gold there are 1,000,000,000,000,000,000 dollars? Where did you come across this fact?
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