Some of the Mexican states coinage can be extremely crude. I don't think this one looks right to me, however. It looks cast (which I don't think...
I make a significant number of purchases on Ebay. Ebay as a site and as a company has its own problems, but Ebay is made up of thousands of...
If you are a bulk dealer, you submit 400 coins, a few of them come back as 68 or 69. You make your money here. The rest come back as 67 or lower....
No idea about the medal, but I remember from Speech Club what a Declamatory speech is. Basically, you repeat a speech which was given in public....
The Peace just doesn't look right. AT.
Proof is one thing. Business strike is something different. Sometimes, business strike coins have a reflective, mirrored finish. We call those...
What? I don't understand your question.
I'm not entirely sure what you were looking at, but here's what I see:...
This is not a fingerprint, this is a part of the design. If you look at more Kennedys, you'll see the same thing on every one of them. This is a...
Ah, I see where you are coming from. The 1965 UCAM is 0.5% of the population; the 1966 UCAM is 0.95%; the 1967 UCAM is 2.9%. So yes, the date does...
1. The difference between AU and MS is based on wear. There is no wear on this coin. Contact marks are not wear. 2. Contact marks and scratches...
A little bit of context: I was calling certified DCAM specimens rare compared to the rest of the SMS coins. (looking only at NGC numbers) There...
I prefer kettle-corn, myself. Made in a big old kettle like they do at the Civil War re-enactments. Best damn popcorn you'll ever eat. As for...
To even consider slabbing it, you have to be *convinced* that the coin will either make 68, or will get a CAM. Your coin will top out at 65,...
I suspect the obverse image was angled just right to show the "toning." That is not primary toning, however. That is secondary toning after the...
Yeah, that's a woodie. Some people love them. I hate them. I think they're ugly. I avoid them, right up there with PVC and environmental damage....
Yeah, those statistics are not something that you'll find. If you really want to know the answer, Sir Francis Bacon invented the scientific...
Absolutely essential advice: if you are going to pursue something like this, get the terms clearly spelled out, written down on a document that...
I like the idea of the multi-holder for certain sets - a set of 1982 pennies, a mint set, etc. But this isn't really a multi-holder... this is a...
They are not proofs. They are SMS coins. There's a difference. And yes, they are generally high quality. However, DCAM is *exceptionally* rare...
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