I think it's ugly as sin. If it was free, I would not take it.
I can find no listing in Spink for an '89 Proof.
There was a time when all nails were square. Round nails are a fairly modern invention. It was also a common practice to nail a coin up over a...
As I said, it doesn't always happen, but it does happen. In other words, some turn weird colors and some don't. Do I know why ? No, I do not. But...
Jim explained it pretty well. But since you are a fairly new member, I spent over 40 years collecting US coins. Then I sold that collection and...
Can't be sure but it looks like 2 different things happened. 1 - some tiny specks of organic material were on the coin when it was holdered. (or...
Yeah and gold doesn't tone either, but it does ;)
Thanks, but no thanks. I no longer have a collection, nor do I collect coins any longer.
Yeah, and they allow you to return it. But that doesn't mean they won't turn around and ship it out to somebody else.
Oh c'mon now ! The guy on the left can still say - the big one got away ! [ATTACH]
But are they very rare ? Is it even possible for them to be rare ? I really don't see how. Consider, the coins with the miniscule doubling that...
No, not at all. Wear and a weak strike are completely different things. A coin can have the weakest strike ever seen and still be MS. Conversely a...
No, it isn't ludicrous at all. The only thing required for a coin to be graded AU is wear someplace, anyplace, on the coin. The luster can be...
As I said - What it boils down to is how you define a problem a coin and how they define a problem coin.
OK, show me a coin that's been minted without their approval. Or, the approval of the agency that preceded them.
Info has been sent to those who asked for it.
Both Oct, 21st 2012 - http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1175&lotNo=10507 http://coins.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=1175&lotNo=10464
For the most part, these folks decide - http://www.ccac.gov/index.cfm What has changed ? The people doing the deciding, and the artists coming up...
Sure, I will send info to anyone that asks for it. Send me a PM with your email address and I will send it. But I warn you, when I say there's a...
If there was tape on the coin, then it is a given that there is residue on the coin. Yes. That's up to you. What you are faced with is what do...
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