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Some coins I want are rarely, if ever, offered by local dealers near me. If an exceptional example shows up in a Heritage auction i won't...
Since they started charging Wisconsin tax on my purchases I've considered that extra cost in my bids. In the end it's the consignors who eat the...
Part of me wonders if they actually send the tax added money to the states or keep it as extra profit. Of course the risk of doing that would be...
As far as buying coins, big shows usually mean big bucks which are out of my retired pay scale. It is nice looking at rarities that one normally...
I agree. Those with many thousands of dollars to spend can absorb the costs of attending national shows that are more than a days drive away from...
I just couldn't pass that one up. I'm a sucker for nice early Lincolns. One goal is to put together a MS 66/67 Lincoln year set. We'll see how...
I'd give it a details grade
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What I'd like to see is an expansion of the current grading system to include strike and other factors that can separate, say, identically graded...
1948-S was a good date for full steps and nice strike. I've got a number of nice raw ones. Now finding similar 1953-S and 1954-S examples is a...
I found a couple nice details coins to fill slots for early copper in my 7070 album. Both coins have slight corrosion but the strikes were sharp...
I too shy away from weak strikes and toners. Also, for earlier series i stick with slabs for MS examples. I'm assuming that few, if any, high...
If you have a fire safe, location is an important consideration. If there is a devastating fire, the center of the house is probably the worse...
My 12 gauge makes more noise.
I learned the hard way that quality wins over quantity. Eye appeal is number one for me over grade. For example, I'm assembling a year set for...
A details coin is worth a lot less than one grade in most instances.
I would send in the no S proofs for authentication and grading. Most people would err on the side of caution when buying these raw and grade them...
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