Granted... Being anal retentive does seem to go hand in hand with this hobby. I would never bat an eye at someone washing grime from common...
Been calling my pre-teen girl Kenzie-Bop since before she could walk. Now as a pre-teen, her feelings get quite hurt when I don't call her that. I...
I’ll throw this out there. I believe that most aluminum products are given an anodized protective coating. Don’t know if coins are treated this...
But you may find one with Lincon's nose hair doubled....... Look, I totally agree. If we have to magnify to this point to find a suspected error....
You mean????
There were two posts not all that long ago of dimes via some artistic PMD where Roosevelt was made to look like a demon. Two showed up here in the...
I am aware of that. However in my limited internet shopping I tend to find the bold and punctuated version typically attached to a sale of a...
I wish I could post the phone message I just played in my office. Most upbeat voice ever.... Please call me ASAP at Rich Man's Oil company.......
I rather see the state quarters like the 1964 Kennedy half. Because this man was so loved and was taken from us only one year previous, many folks...
Any ad that exclaims... RARE!!!!!!.... I do not go any further. Biggest turn off I ever seen for a coin sale.
I know that it happens. I have a three cent nickel incorrectly labeled by NGC as a three cent silver. Their authentication site shows a value more...
Your grandfather is wise and you too are wise for listening to him. I am not an errors/varieties guy and I can see that some of the best have...
In the early 2000’s when folks were excited about the state quarter series, many curio companies would plate them and sell them in gift shops and...
That is a matter of conjecture. The link @wcoins showed exactly your piece with a value they were selling the coin for. You would have a smaller...
Well @wcoins..... That is exactly it. You should change your handle to Sherlock Holmes.
I am like @paddyman98 . I have come and looked at this several times trying to draw a clue. Certainly something is going on there. My gut tells me...
MS coins show bag marks. Places where coins hit each other. An AU coin will show rubbing at the high points. Lady Liberty's hair. The eagles chest...
Way cool find in the wild.
You are correct. The "details" grade is a black eye to the current generation of collectors. I have amassed a sizable collection in my years. I am...
I think this post just taught me something..... I see a beautiful mint state coin and I am immediately drawn to the overall beauty. I start...
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