I wouldn't mind seeing an AU59 grade for coins that would be gem uncirculated but for a tiny bit of wear.
Reading that gave me an aneurysm.
Yep. It's one thing to say "this coin is an AU 58, but it's so nice I'm willing to pay MS64 money for it", and another thing entirely to represent...
Idk, I'm 43, and been seriously interested in collecting and learning about collecting since I was 9. Right now it seems that other people are the...
You're preaching to the choir. I grew up dirt poor, i work my tail off to not only provide for the family, but also have the means to pursue a...
In that case, my entire collection is dreck. What have i been doing with my life? Woe is me, woe, i tell ya...
Not charley, but I'll take a stab at it. A cac sticker means that John Albanese will pay market price for a coin in a slab, a gold cac sticker...
Dang, i took the more yellowish areas on the obverse to be remaining luster, and the grayer areas to be where the luster was gone. The perils of...
Weeeeellllll, wouldn't it be more accurate to say the mint is making Morgan dollars again?
The date is the marking indicating it's a fantasy piece.
A nice looking 53, i think.
On a positive note, i saved $170+ shipping today...
That's where I'm at right now.
I can't get through to the website after the sixth gateway timeout. I wanted 2 peace dollars, not a buttload to flip, two. - Edited - , I'll never...
I tried, several times. It went from this[ATTACH] to this[ATTACH]
I can think of worse things to drop $20 on.
Maybe it got exposed to carbon, or cee oh tooo, that stuff's the devil.;)
I went through this about a year and a half ago, i think, i don't remember the exact timeline. I live in Michigan, which has no sales tax on...
Crack or scratch?
Probably sometime in the next 10-15 years. Then 20-25 years after that they'll introduce a 10 pound coin. Then maybe a 20, and a 50, and so on and...
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