When we are talking about toning like this, most of the premium comes from the toning. The BN will have a slight discount to RB, mostly because...
Wow, this thread went downhill. I think I would rather tell half the collectors out there to learn what they are doing and stop relying on...
Grading is an art in that it is a subjective assessment of all of the qualities. The science comes in understanding how the strike, luster, wear,...
Yeah, I've totally bid on million dollar coins before. Many times. And I was winning for a while ;)
"Strike it Rich" is the absolute bane of this hobby. It has prompted more people to ask about more junk than any other misguided publication in...
The obverse looks way wrong. The reverse looks like a cartoon. There's no reason to pull out fancy overlays on this one - there is a 100%...
Yes, of course I remember the 41D roll. And I remember the beauty I got out of it! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Woof, that's everything that's the worst about the 80's. Ouch.
I think the most surprising part is the suddenness of it. No plan of succession, no prepping the hobby for it.... No, it's just "he was replaced...
My first thought was heavily whizzed. A whizzed coin often gets that stippled appearance in the fields.
You are way too low.... try more like 65+
I'll give you a second guess.
I went to my very first coin show, and I was so proud that I had gotten this $30 coin for $15.... I didn't realize until later that it had a big...
I'll tell you what I tell my students: Be more specific. Explain what you mean? And explain how that can be encapsulated in a grading scheme?
I'm not surprised. We've disagreed about Jefferson grades with similar problems before. I disagree with the TPGs on the matter as well.
No idea, but it doesn't look "very old" to me. It looks like a gaming token, or a temple token of some sort. If someone knows what the symbols...
Where did the "authentic cancelled dies" come from? That's the real story. If you don't know, look it up... it's well documented.
The amount of gold on these plated coins is negligible. You can probably get a dollar or two premium on Ebay, but I'd say not worth it.
No, those are fingerprints. This one is struck through cloth: [ATTACH]
Well, that's exactly what they had in the 1970's, and we progressed past that. So the odds of going back to that are zero.
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