If you are thinking of NGC, join ANA (money.org) which will get you a free membership in NGC. Cal
Definitely has lines on the wings in the right places. Position and slant of mint mark look right too. I'm not really a VAMer, but looks like...
If OP (calling @907Novice) could post a pic of the reverse, the VAM attribution could be verified. The reverse of 1878-CC VAM-11 is quite...
1st pic below is date from OP's coin. 2nd pic is from 1878-CC VAM-11 from VAM World at same resolution. What ya think? Cal Pic 1: [ATTACH]...
My understanding is, except for special circumstance listed below, NGC and PCGS charge a small add-on fee for removing a coin from a holder that...
See link. Cal link: http://www.fox5ny.com/news/west-point-mint-gold-inside-look
May be drifting off topic, but sounds a little strange that CEO of Winn-Dixie wouldn't have a delegation from the store fetch him for a grand...
Terrific collection. Congrats and well done! Are "fattie" $5 coins the same as the reduced diameter bust left 1829-1834 half eagles? Cal
Many early 19th century or even mid-19th century coins that had mintages in the hundreds of thousands or millions have estimated survival rates of...
Well, there are lowball registry sets for currency. Don't know about sports cards, comics, stamps, etc. My 1993 Geo Prism might qualify in the...
So, what would a gold bean mean on a coin like this? A grade of 00 or a grade of 02? o_O
Yeah, to you and me. It's not ridiculous to a collector who competes in a lowball registry though. I'm not a lowball collector, but do have one...
The aes rude. Chunks of bronze used in the early Roman republic. See pic. If service was poor, you could throw it at the server or salesperson....
Now, if you come across a small motto proof in a dealer's junk box, then .... :joyful::joyful: Cal
CAC too. Any chance scratch is on slab, not coin? Cal
Wait until you get the coins back. TrueView pictures can look quite different from the way a coin appears in hand. If the denominations, mints...
My favorite adjective for rarity is "exceedingly rare", often seen in auction catalogs. Can a coin be too rare? Only if it's priced accordingly...
Thank you. Very well written. Somewhat related are many people's attitude toward luck. Many think they are luckier than other people, or they...
International shipments are an "enhanced" risk. Because of customs, there's usually no getting around having to declare what's in the package and...
ANFO (ammonium nitrate fuel oil) is one of the most common industrial explosives. It's pearls of AN drenched in diesel fuel. AN is a common...
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