That book does show the Variety 2 (JR-2) as an R-5. But that book was published in 1984. The later book by Zack et. al., copyright 2015 Bust...
I bought my first fractional currency note last year at my local coin club auction. Bought it as a novelty with no intention of collecting these....
I'd never heard of this - learn something new every day. Including the useless stuff. But now that I know about it, it's something else to be...
To succinctly answer the OP's question: Generally all R values are estimates. The exceptions are for quite rare coins in the range of R-6 to R-8...
Latest for the Capped Bust Half Dime die marriage set. Now at total of 148 coins and 104 of the 125 die marriages/remarriages. This is an upgrade...
Well, I couldn't see it and only suspected it by process of elimination. After the reveal, I think I can see what it looks like on the OP's coin...
H'mm. When I looked it up it appeared, as shown below. True, the text below the verification describes the 10-year limitation on the...
I need to do what @Publius2 describes above. Unfortunately I'm lazy and such a project is time-consuming and tedious when I'd rather be messing...
Entirely up to you of course and your sense of aesthetics versus any economic issues. If you crack it out, does the coin have enough economic...
I'm 74 now. At this point, I intend to continue collecting until I die. The wife and children have no interest in my coin collection. But it is...
I used to use acid-free heavy art paper to separate slabs in the boxes. Then at FUN I bought about 500 of those plastic sleeves from Wizard and...
I think we'd see a big reduction in the underground economy that occurs in the general population and also in the realm of coin...
The simple answer is "because the government has determined that collectible items with value (art, books, coins, cars, etc.) are items that are...
Absolutely. As far as capital gains tax and estate planning goes, it doesn't matter what the source of the coin may be.
I was getting ready to sell off duplicate coins and collections I was no longer interested in so I asked my tax accountant about calculating...
As a buyer, I insist on a receipt. On the extremely rare occasions where a dealer has not agreed to provide a receipt I have either walked away...
Yes, a few years back when I was pretty new to this. Got gulled by a Great Southern Coins juiced photo of a raw capped bust dime that turned out...
Saw a promotional ad in the WSJ this morning for a 1908 No Motto St. Gaudens in BU for $4860, limit 1. No numismatic premium on that for sure!...
Great idea for those stubborn coins and holders.
Neither of those stories comports with my recollection but I'm old and could just be confused. Nonetheless, enjoyed both stories - thanks for...
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