ESPECIALLY if you settle for a *details* coin! Just don't do it!
While I've been given a whole lot of flak on recent threads for posting and explaining my reasoning, I find it to be a whole lot more useful than...
Oh, you're right. I was looking at the percentages, which are thrown off by the + and * options.
Here's how the market responded to a 1921S PCGS MS-64 with a lamination. $1200 at a time when the average price was $2700:...
While that is a lower price than average, you have to answer the following question for yourself: Is the discount worth the problem? For some...
The tally is listed in the poll up at the top. If you voted in the poll, you can see the breakdown of the votes.
Here's an example I'm willing to overlook. The coin is graded NGC MS-64PL - and you don't find PL Flying Eagle's very often at all. However,...
Short answer: it depends. Long answer: There are a lot of variables that go into this. While a lamination is technically a mint error, many TPGs...
Strike: average strike. Not super crisp, but not mushy. Luster: hard to tell from these pictures, but the reverse appears to have strong luster...
Not sure what you mean... 56% of people correctly identified that this is a circulated coin.
Some lines can be from cleaning. Here's the best way to tell the difference: take a look at the top picture I posted. Notice how the lines run...
I don't like the big staple scratches across the obverse, or the hairlines from an old brushing. I'd avoid that coin.
The advice I always give: always avoid details coins, if at all possible. To the OP - while I understand the "urge" to buy a coin, sometimes...
Not sure what you are talking about - good quality, large, full image photos are showing for me.
First - this coin is cool because it was minted in New Orleans, even though it doesn't have an O mintmark. The coin has AG-3+ details, but I...
In that case, my answer will be a qualified yes. Cameo coins are scarce, and many dates have low populations in 63/64CAM. If you're trying to...
What's more useful: a paragraph or two explaining what I'm seeing and why I grade the coin the way I do, or simply stating "AU-55"? One of these...
Over the life of the die, the repeated striking of coins tends to wear away at the die. This tends to smooth out sharp details. On an early die...
I'm not trying to be pompous. I'm trying to thoroughly explain what I see and describe the condition of the coin. I'm not trying to come off as...
I'm sorry if I offended you, Blackberry. It was not my intention. You asked a question about investment in coins, and my intention was to...
Separate names with a comma.
