No it will still be MS It might be a lower MS according to the TPG's because of the subdued luster as mentioned above. But even if the grade...
I don't collect moderns either, but every now and then I do see something interesting, and I also like to stay on top of what is going on. So...
Weight tolerance is +/- .097 grams so it is WELL within tolerance.
The first of the baby boomers just started retiring a couple years ago. With average life spans pushing 80 we probably won't start seeing...
YES the 34 is a much better choice. I like that coin a lot.
This is true, and the average age has been 50's+ for at least 37 years now. I would bet it was 50's+ long before that and will be 50's+ for a...
I've been studying coins since 1966, collecting since Feb 1972. Joined EAC in 1982 and I've been collecting the early date cents since 1985.
Definitely an 1803 I'm thinking S-258 the spacing of the 03 doesn't look quite right though.
Boy you guys start a lot of threads. I've been here nearly 10 years, almost 9,000 posts and I've started 5.
And another sucker gets taken on eBay. I think to be included, it needs to be a real US coin, or at least real.
Yes, but most the stuff coming out is just more of the very common stuff that has always been something of a glut. I'm sure there have been some...
It is a fifty cent note, and what they are showing is the redemption statement which states that they will be redeemed for lawful money when...
I have news for them, it's not a five dollar note, it's a fifty cent note.
Not too many choices for coins without LIBERTY, there are only five types. FE cent, two cent piece, three cent silver, Shield nickel, and...
Civil War token obv die 13 rev die 297 copper R-2.
Looks like it. I have seen a couple other pieces like that.
It's also clearly visible under the arms of the cross and where the horizontal lines meet the vertical lines in the shield.
Nowadays it is very hard to say how the old double mint sets were packed. I have heard of the plastic sleeves, but I have to admit I'm not sure...
I look at the picture and I see features that let me eliminate certain things. The type 2 hair let me eliminate all of the 1796's and 1797's and...
If all you want are the blue Ikes, you have them all.
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