I’ve heard reports that the Italian post office is very slow and not the most fun place to visit. My only experience, an eBay purchase around a...
That's a nice one! Great addition to your set!
I was thinking XF based on a grade bump for one of these slabs but lowered my guess to VF 35...looks like I should have stuck with the first...
Nice find!
MS 66 5FS ....looks lustrous and nice ...a few too many small marks that keep it out of 67 ....the 5 steps seem to be fairly solid
Sorry to hear that. It's possible it was improperly dipped before you bought it or something in the environment didn't jive with the coin. Was...
1) MS 64 BN 2) MS 63 3) AU 58 4) AU 50 5) AU 58 6) MS 62 7) MS 65
The big summer ANA show is usually where I see the most world coins and that show tends to have multiple dealers from Europe (so that helps).
@Pickin and Grinin good to see you post again! From the slab shot, I agree with MS 65; it's a nice coin!
While I have become used to slabs, there is something to be said about being able to pick up a raw coin and examine it. It would be a fun experience.
Nice report! What would you say is the breakdown among raw vs slabbed coins at a London show like this? I'm guessing it the amount of raw...
That's a good point too. While we have often heard about old holders being sources of undergraded coins (of course there are some but not as many...
Great photos of some lovely coins/medals!
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Welcome to another coin show report from yours truly; this one is a collection of my experiences and observations ~there was no line to register...
Just a warning that the coins they sell in slabs also have doctored/juiced photos. They know how to make a coin that is at best semi-pl look ultra...
Got it! :D
Franklins are similar. The 1949/1953/1955 dates/various mint marks (for those years that had them) tended to have a premium but as spot goes up,...
@JoshuaP thank you for the nice report! Congrats on getting a solid price for the 90% and on finding some cool new additions. As far as dealers...
Yes it looks like a toilet bowl but at least it is the luxury version. :D
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