I typed up a lengthy rant about this change a couple of days ago, then I discovered the link to the auction I really wanted was still available,...
Ouch. :( On the other hand, if most weren't mishandled, the well-treated ones wouldn't command such a premium...
As @Michael K said, the copper 1982 non-D is incredibly common. That's what you've got, with some damage (those dark spots).
Ugh, didn't think about that. And I don't think rounding off the curve at the bottom rather than clamping it would help much. Again, I should...
Ah, the infamous "struck on hubcap" error! I saw some of those at the show yesterday. They're among the easier errors to spot.
Hmm. Most of the photo-adjusting tools I've used have an adjustment tool that lets you set a black level -- in other words, anything darker than...
Is there something going on with the rim on both sides, or am I just misreading the photo?
All fakes, and worthless (although they may sell for a dollar or two as novelties).
Trade dollars were minted from 1873 to 1885. None were ever dated 1797. It's a common fake, probably silver-plated, and worthless.
If you're ever in central NC, look up Josh Bobbitt. Example: he's going through a stack of Morgans I'm selling to him, naming buy prices. "$27....
Don't forget to make it a fuzzy picture. Low-resolution, showing only one side of each coin, maybe only part of one side for the ones around the...
Breaking it down that way, I'm not so sure. Anybody with that kind of cash to lay out for a bag of coins would almost have to be somewhat savvy,...
Wonder if they're planning to do VAM attribution on every single one? (Edit: @Dave Waterstraat beat me to it. :rolleyes:) A 3x3x4 SDB is pretty...
Saaaayyyyy... Roger Burdette is giving a talk on the Peace dollar tomorrow at the big annual Raleigh Money Expo. I saw today that Roger has a...
Spent a good four hours or so at the show today. Attendance was pretty sparse (it's a business day), which seemed to make the dealers want to...
I see what you're saying. But... "big brother oversight", where every deal is monitored by some omniscient authority, isn't what anyone is...
The big Raleigh Money Expo is this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I'm planning to be there a good chunk of Friday, and may go back Saturday if I...
If a dealer lies to a customer about the value of a piece, and the customer accepts that valuation, that's on the dealer. Otherwise, you're saying...
Yes, indeed. In fact, last year I did sell off some expensively-bought silver at a loss to offset some gains on other coins. As a result, my...
Let's have a nice spike today and tomorrow. I want to sell some junk at the show this weekend.
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