A manual snipe can be accomplished by manually entering your bid in the last second or two. I prefer letting the software do that automatically....
Ahhh... I see. Nowadays I reckon they'd have given it a details grade.
When I really want to "play for keeps" on an eBay auction, I've always used esnipe.com. Sniping software plus a strong bid is the best way to...
Boy, if that thing could talk, eh? Here is @Aethelred's namesake Aethelred II penny, which I owned for a few years, before it ended up back in...
Here's the nicest one I've owned. Wish I still had it. These old pix do it no justice. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
The old gash around Liberty's eye is unfortunate, but otherwise that's pretty decent looking for a lower grade circ example. No corrosion or...
As to the telltale signs of the cleaning, it's right there all over- the surfaces have a dull and overscrubbed appearance. Bust halves quite...
What details grade did PCGS give it- VF details, or XF details? Looks like strong VF details to me. A problem-free VF would be a $100-ish coin,...
Acid etched to remove the outer copper layer, perhaps?
I want those... for @AZSteve. Here's an exonumia piece that is ineligible for third-party certification (since it's an unpublished type), but I...
Those reverse proofs are really weird looking to me. Not in a bad way. Just unusual.
As mentioned, you did score one piece of silver there- the Canadian Centennial commemorative 10-cent piece is .800 fine. The British sixpence,...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] (5) USA 40% silver Kennedy half dollars: 1967, 1968-D (x3), and 1969-D. To enter this round of the contest: 1....
@mrweaseluv - you'd better share some o' dat garlic bread! OK, let me get Day 5 up and running... stand by...
If it weren’t for that summary there, I myself would have a difficult time figuring out where we are.
Yes. Day 5 will be coming soon. As previously mentioned, you can always check the round summary at the bottom of the intro post to see where we are.
4, 7, and 9, after some indecisive wavering back and forth. You had me at “elephant quadriga”, though I love the look of those big Egyptian Æs in...
I too find it important to impress laypeople, for some reason. It's another reason I try to do my writeups in a more "general audience" style and...
There will be a short intermission before we resume with Day 5's prize announcement. I might do that tomorrow (Monday), or it might be in the wee...
The lucky number for Day 4 is... 245! [ATTACH] And Post #245 was by... @potty dollar 1878! Congrats, @potty dollar 1878. Please provide your...
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