Which is which Eduard ? The coins are pretty much the same grade IMO, but the one is just a tad bit nicer than the other. Not enough to change...
Please tell me what you mean by - liberal ?
Howdy Donna - So your coins looks kind of like this one ? It's a 8 reales from one of the Spanish colonial mints. If it looks like the one...
It can be. But beginners should stick to collecting from their pocket change. You'll find on this forum that it is said - buy the book before...
When I bought it about 6 years ago, $400. Today it is probably worth well over $600, perhaps even $700.
I do not believe that coins should be graded by using pcitures to define the standards. You need to use written adjectival standards. The...
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Not the vendors - the coins you find at flea markets. Do you know why ? Because every coin I have ever seen at a flea market, every single one,...
Not if it is done properly, no.
The scratch that runs down across the face, the other scratch on her neck, and the two scratches thru her hair.
XF45 damaged. No way that coin is AU.
LOL ! Not sure how to take that Jack. As I recall, "you won" when we flipped for dinner that night - and you paid the bill ! So if that's how...
Are talking about the toning to lips or tongue ? :D
You misunderstand me. It's not that I want to keep dead Presidents on coins. Quite the contrary, I led the campaign for new designs 8 years ago....
It's not an error in any way. It was done quite intentionally. It's quite simple. They literally took an old coin issued by the previous King,...
Jack you are one of the good guys and a credit to the hobby and your peers - on both sides of the table :thumb: I wish you nothing but the best...
I give my old ones to kids. Planted the seeds for many a new collector by doing that ;)
There have been quite a few threads on the subjects you ask about Kevin. Take some time and do some reading to catch up. Your input is always...
Thank you for the kind words.
That is not a good diagnostic. Yes, it happens that way sometimes, but not always.
Separate names with a comma.
