Getting coins into PR-70 slabs, when big money is to be made, is a bear. First, most coins don’t make the grade. No matter how perfect it might...
I guess you didn’t bother to read my post either. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
I just received the two gold coin set commemorating the 400th anniversary of the voyage of The Mayfower. The coins are quite beautiful ......
In the early 1960s, investing, or speculating, in rolls of coins was the most active segment of the coin market. “The Coin Dealer Newsletter” got...
No one is denigrating what these people collect, @Virginian. What they are questioning is the wisdom of paying very high prices for very common...
No always. The early coins get shortchanged on the NGC registry. I don't have the intelligence to figure out the PCGS system. I do very little...
Having been born and raised in Delaware, I have an NGC PR-69 Ultra Cameo, clad quarter. I paid $25 for it, which is $15 more than the dealer from...
Yes, I have a picture of that “1804” somewhere, but I could not locate it.
The coin has Choice VF, close to EF sharpness. The huge scratch down the center of the obverse and the cleaning are major negatives. I find this...
Here is an example with a "1799" date on it. It's still junk. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I don’t think you can get a PR-68 on a 1956 coin. I voted 66+. There seems be a disturbance in the left field.
The main attraction for me would be the original holder. The York commemative is common in high grade. You only have to pay a few dollars more to...
Looks genuine to me. Who makes common date fake coins? China. They supply much of the flea market trade with common date, "circulated silver...
It looks like the whales went back to the pod. The listing has been pulled on eBay. Sorry I missed it. Here is my "real" 1929 gold coin. I bought...
Do you have any idea why the Georgians/Victorians would want to vandalize the "Rufus Stone?" It was so long ago, even then, it seems like there...
Here is the 1861 cent from my "Civil War era cent collection"." It is a PCGS MS-64 with an Eagle Eye sticker. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That counterfeit 1806 C-1 half cent is scary. I had one similar to that piece in my die variety set about 30 years ago. It doesn't have the usual...
When William the Conqueror was on his deathbed in 1087, he bequeathed the duchy of Normandy to his eldest son, Robert, England to his third son,...
My favorite is the 1942-P war nickel in Proof followed by the 1936 Buffalo Nickel in Satin Proof. The latter coin presents the Buffalo Nickel...
Luster is everything with coins like this. I don’t see any.
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