Reminds me of the Millennium sets.
Indeed it is, and that's how we all learn ;)
Regarding the original question, instead of the why. I am one of those people who did do it all over again. For most of my life I collected US...
And like so many other things the question ends being unresolved for we have authors and experts contradicting and disagreeing with each other on...
As I understand it, anyone who has any concern about what may happen to their coin can call NCS and talk to them about it. And if they then decide...
Tupperware and RubberMaid both make large bins that are suitable.
Yes, he did. But it's not like a letter punch was hard to get, or make for that matter. Even back then sold them in the hardware stores.
I would think you could find it in Breen, but don't know since I don't own one. But from a historical perspective, it makes sense. Philly was the...
Legally, it is a copyright violation to use somebody else's picture. Anything you write, and any picture you take is automatically protected by...
I agree that all dies were made at Philly and the original mint marks punched in Philly. Conder agrees with this. However, where he and I differ...
The value of the silver alone makes it worth a few bucks. The coin contains approx 3/4 oz of silver.
No, not at all. I could easily the minimum increasing to $50 (10x5) if they had to take the time to contact the submitter and then go back forth...
Not really. An educated buyer will pay the same for a coin whether it is raw or slabbed. The benefit that a slabbed coin has is that it is easier...
Not really, I just call 'em as I see 'em. PCGS obviously saw something to make them say 62, and there are no other marks of any consequence. So...
Thanks Mark.
It may not matter to some folks, but what I did was this. I put myself in Matt's shoe's. If I were the dealer, I'd never buy that coin unless I...
No, it wasn't rude at all. Your post was deleted because it was in violation of the forum rules. What was rude was YOU posting such a thing -...
Howdy Mark - good to see you ! I looked for that old thread of yours where you gave your 10 tips for coin collecting, but I couldn't find it. Do...
Think about you define older though, do you have a date range in mind ? I say this because many people would consider coins from the 1930's as old...
There's pretty much an entirely different set of rules and guidelines for collecting ancients. I know that's what you're saying, but the way you...
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