Also consider Registered mail for anything over about $700. Once you pass that amount Registered is cheaper (and as value increases a LOT...
Not in the blue book, they are typically too low. And remember those are supposed to be dealer BUYING prices.
The rotation at 90 degrees might bring a modest premium, but a 180 degree rotation on an 1864 will bring no premium. There is at least one die...
Would have made out even better if it had actually been a 1796 like the seller said. (1796 no stems = NC-7 three known.)
How many can you find me in that condition at that price? :)
I think he did, and I should know. If I had more free money available right now he would not have gotten it that cheap. I was the underbidder.
It used to be sets with packaging errors like this used to bring an extra dollar when sold, bu with the proper hype on ebay some people have been...
Definitely S-87. The single leaf below the R in AMERICA is diagnostic for rev F (87.88.and 89) and only 87 has the LI of LIBERTY separated.
Exactly , an excuse for calling a non-Mint State coin Mint State.
Only if you try to collect on the insurance.
Pretty darn sure. When IRA's were first set up they didn't want coins to be alowed in them but when the eagles were authorized they specifically...
Rio Lobo from 1970, great movie. Wayne did the same movie with Robert Mitchum with the title El Dorado in 1966. Both version were produced by...
As for worrying about scratching them or th upset you feel over noticing some of the Franklins were scratched, remember these coins are not...
Passing would have been a very good idea. The coin in question is almost certainly a fake. The 1's of the the date ar too tall and thin and the...
Well that's probably the first clue that something was wrong. You can't put gold coins in an IRA except US Eagles.
It's not harder to grade but they charge less for "moderns" and you have to pick a cut off date somewhere. If they cut it off at 54 you would be...
When thy put the coins on the eyes in Troy they made an error. The fall of Troy took place well before the first coins were invented.
The picture is dark and hard to se but I would agree on the obv of S-160, 161. I can't tell which reverse it has though. In hand I probably...
Who asked for pictures? We asked for weights. :)
Nice coin, Nice rotation, Great price. As Mark says not really worth a premium, but I've seen a lot of Goods in the $15 range so you did well....
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