JCB that has long been the argument against the TPGs in general. In the end, the grade is subjective. PCGS and NGC will guarantee their coins in...
If you look closely, Doug, there are serifs on both 1981 mint marks. The ones on the Type II are much more noticeable because they are almost...
I'll bet ya money, marbles or chalk, Doug. Those are Type I. Both 1981 mint marks have serifs, but the Type II features a more exaggerated serif...
I assume that the place where you purchased them has no return policy?
congrats to Mark (who is also, I might add, a VERY nice guy)
both are type I The pictures that Doug has posted show it about as well as it gets. This page from the Lincoln Cent Resource is about...
even being in a slab it may only attract its melt value, porsche. Why do you want it graded, stang?
I agree with budgood, VG-10. I have seen many 21-Ds that people have marked VG on the holder that really aren't VG coins. The problem is usually...
here are my guesses: 1060 160 60 thanks for the contest, koen!!!
given those two choices, I'd suggest the large cents. more people collect them which says to me that they will be better appreciated (they will...
ok, let's nip this in the bud... (no pun intended... ok... maybe I did intend it...) :) Just as Copper Head said, the coin does NOT have any...
well, Shawn's actually a pretty sharp cookie, I just wonder if he noticed it...
ice, I thought that I was the only person to ever do this. Upon my return to coin collecting I started to assemble a 20th century type set but all...
I agree with green, it's nice to see ya, Shawn! Of course you do realize that the bar you bought is silver plated copper, don't ya?
My hope is that people use threads like this as a team-building exercise. That they start to view the other users of the forum as human beings...
the original slab may have at one time been an NGC slab, but it's without question been altered and no longer worth the plastic that it's made of....
don't they have a pest spray for them,?
Thanks to everyone for all of the kind words and thoughts. Writing has always been a passion of mine. I am hoping that as I play "the back 9 of...
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all I can say is that Bob would be very, very proud. Awesome job to ALL involved!
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