Prayers out to his family. Jay was a friend and mentor.
If you know that you are not selling them in the near future then there is little reason to slab them. By the same token, if you know that you...
The problem with market grading is that dealers want to price their coins based on the bumped up market grade and still charge a premium for eye...
Between airfare, car rentals, hotels, food, etc. I am sometimes out a grand or so, but I turn shows into mini vacations with my wife.
Not, IMO, planchet flaws. It appears that the blank was fed through the Castaing machine at an angle causing the edge lettering to extend over...
Every coin I own is currently raw. Many of them were bought that way; others were bought in slabs. Why? Because I prefer them that way...Me,...
I've told the story before, but... Summer 1963...an 11 year old boy is playing in a city park across the street from his house. He sees something...
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All in all, we actually agree to a certain point. I am not fond of misleading listings, either. In fact, I think they stink. I still, however,...
OMG, he's guilty of key word spamming!!! Get out the torches and pitchforks.
It's not. Still worth what he paid...and, IMO, a little more.
Which is exactly what the seller did. He very plainly stated that the coins are clad.
Half dime or dime? For some reason I keep thinking half dime. Regardless, BEE-UUU-TTT-FULLL
Since I have nice coins I probably would be a great Ebay seller if any of my coins were for sale. They aren't--and won't be until after I shuffle...
In hand would probably grade AU, net VG for the polishing and the burn damage. You did ok for 25 bucks. I'd probably have paid a little more.
Large dollars are generically called silver dollars regardless of metal content, just like cents are usually called copper by the general public....
Yet, that is exactly the way that 1880-S Morgan was marketed at the time. People coming out of the woodwork all spouting nonsense about how coins...
Interested in any MS-63 1880 S Morgans that regularly traded at 600 dollars pop back in 1980? No, coins NEVER go down in price if held for a...
Tough nougies to the BUYER, not the seller. I couldn't care less if he takes a bath buying coins without at LEAST putting forth the effort to...
I know I have an unpopular viewpoint, but if someone does this then "tough nougies". Bidiots who buy something without even bothering to do a...
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