One of Mark Feld's rules (more or less): Buy what you like, but be aware that future buyers may not like what you like. While today's general...
I got to play with a silver Libertas Americana that Tony Terranova bought at the Heritage auction. Very cool medal that may find its way into a...
I specialize in Morgans, and I was not exactly correct on the two that were genuine. I graded the 68 as a 67 and the 61 as a 62, whereas my job...
Well, that's more of a business model than a hobby. Not always a good one, either. There's someone who used to take a table (or part of one) at...
Actually, you should hope to become capable of playing the crack-out game. Not with this coin, but if you are able to spot a coin that is...
I'm trying to figure out what this really illustrates. If you were to put 1924-D on the graph, I imagine it would spike even higher than the...
Everyone got to look at the actual coins in hand. Everyone had a 10-minute slot in which to grade the 15 coins. You had to either make an...
Yes. I used either no magnification or pulled out my 10x loupe when I wanted to see something specific (e.g., inspect the added mint mark).
Nice coin! Not a 67, but it is a nice coin.
I tied for first.
NGC posted an article with photos of their grading contest coins. If you want to try and grade them from the pictures, scroll through the article...
Indeed, and not just a $275,000 difference. The Indian needs a close look and an acetone treatment, but it is possible that those colors can...
Here's what it reminded me of. Note the color transition near the rim from 4:00 to 6:00. [ATTACH]
Great that you have a good time there. I'll make a few comments that might enhance your next visit further. Always good to get info from...
I'm not convinced that there's PVC on it. The coloring reminds me of a 27-S Saint I shot many years ago that had a ring of green close to the...
If I recall, when NGC posted the pictures last year, they did it in a format such that you could do this. We had 10 minutes to do 15 coins....
My initial thought was that it looked weird. The surface texture was not correct for a California. It was almost prooflike. Taking a loupe to...
This. I got to play with a few 6-figure coins over the past few days. They were pretty awesome to behold. I enjoyed it, even though my...
Indeed, I tied for first with Ron Guth out of 103 participants. The scoring was such that you got 5 points for a correct answer, and 1 to 3 if...
I can't remember the last time I ordered something strictly for myself -- probably at least 10 years ago. I've bought stuff recently to flip when...
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