so you'd bump down? Just trying to be clear...
This is an awesome post but could you translate the acronyms and shorthand names for me so that I can google these books?
I have long argued against this type of thinking. I don't think value has any place in grade. To each his own. And yes, I AM harsh on grading....
why would you give a coin a grade bump just for being old?
I agree with most everyone here. The coin has good detail for a F but it seems to have an incomplete outer edge to the shield. The shield edge is...
loved it! congrats, Charmy!!!
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Let me know when... maybe we can do lunch thanks for all the books. What is KM? The piece is on building a numismatic library. I wanted to...
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I am researching a piece for The Coin Show and I was wondering what numismatic books you felt were indispensable? I am not much of a foreign,...
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nice coin! I always loved Buffalo Nickels!
I've always had a problem with the saying "treat others as you would want them to treat you". A mentor of mine once pointed out that instead we...
not to mention it is a 73 and that means that it came from a Mint Set and NOT a Mint bag. Let's face it, 73 Ikes in 64 and up are all scarce....
then I'd re-examine the others. The OPs coin doesn't have any MAJOR marks, but it has small nicks EVERYWHERE!. In the devices on Ike, Look at the...
I'd have said 64. Too many marks for a 65 IMHO let alone a 66. To each his own...
the difference is pretty stark. The surfaces on a proof are beyond shiny. They are mirror brilliant. Anything short of that, you likely have a...
here try this: this is from a thread on this very forum. Not only is it a good link, but I think a better explanation.
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