I agree. Could not have said it better. I would guess the first coin is in an older slab. I think it would grade 65 today. The second coin looks...
Not really. Just being able to reduce the cost would help the problem. They did cost analysis first and that's why they started testing.
The ANA can help with videos and books. Not really sure what you are asking.
Did the offer come from someone here, in a PM? I had someone here ask me what I would pay for such a set. I could not even guess a price not...
Acid is not the only issue. Cases like this are not made for long term storage.
The seller will put anything in his own slab. I contacted him a while back about a coin he had on ebay. The slab called the coin a rare variety...
Chris Pilliod gave a talk at the Fun show about this topic. His company made a new steel that the mint was testing for the cent and the nickel....
They are common dates. The fees would eat up most of the value.
Do we get to know what the coin graded?
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These are a lot of fun to collect. So many different ones and they don't cost much.
I use CoinFacts, Heritage and ebay. PCGS can be very high or low. It's different depending what you are looking at.
It's just a rough guide. True auction results are your best bet.
Really nice piece Saltysam. I picked up Paul Cunningham's new book on Lincoln stuff at the Fun show. He list these in his book. You got a great...
AU53
I'll guess AU53. Nice coin.
I'm still on acid. Hope Mike will correct me but it has that look.
Sorry I missed you guys at the hotel. I was sitting in the room surfing. Hey Salty, did you make it back ok? You have to post those pop outs you...
Sorry I missed you guys. Nice group of coins.
They look like roller marks from when the strip was made.
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