There is also such a thing as market manipulation and stupidity. Some dummies jump the gun and buy the first high grade piece that appears at a...
There is dark color and there is black. I don't mind the dark color. It's black that really turns me off. The is the terminal shade of tarish, or...
High end MS-63, P-L There are a lot of hits on the front of the cheek and nose ... Too many to make MS-64. But since it's a CC, it might have...
MS-64 under the toning. I don't care for it because of the spotty toning.
It's a drive for me, so I can still decide at the last moment. I have reservations, and the rates have been going down. Since I don't spend much,...
MS-63+ with a shot at MS-64.
It probably had VF-EF detail when it was lost the ground. I think that the corrosion has removed some of the fine detail. The net EAC grade would...
The 1957 Proof set is really a bit below average with milky toning on it. The Mint Set is a just a Mint set. The coins in these sets have a sing,...
I have read that the silver war nickels are not that easy to sell these days. The fact that this dealer is selling them for 20% under melt might...
But you and I both know that is applied on an inconsistent basis. I remember seeing the grading section of a "Monthly Coin World" where they...
All it takes is the tiniest flaw in the fields to result in a PR-69. The flaw could be in the die that made the coin, which means that all the...
Here is another 1856 Filmore medal. Although he may mouthed a few words to please his anti-immigrant backers, the Union was his real issue. When...
I found this little article in my archives and thought that you might enjoy it. One of great things about coins is that they have dates, unlike...
The “+” is supposed to mean that the coin is REALLY NICE for the grade and just missed the next grade up. It used to be frowned upon years ago,...
My reach as gone a bit higher than most collectors ... 1793 Chain Cent 1795 Flowing Hair Dollar 1795 half eagle 1907 High Relief $20 gold
It definitiely looks better than EF to me. The photo is fuzzy, but it might go as high as AU-58. The luster appears to be all there and the coin...
The lowest price on the Grey Sheet for an EF-40 is $175. I would say that $100 for certainly a fair price for it.
Given the minor rim issues, I would grade it EF-40. Of course the EF-40 grade has been "de-graded" in recent years. It seems like VF-30s and...
Here an example of the Libertas Americana medal which inspired the Liberty Cap design. Oddly enough, the only the 1793 Half Cent faced left like...
I is a 1793, Cohen #4. All of them have the same rarity rating, R-4, 76 to 200 known, although I think that #2 is the most common. Here is one...
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