[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Woof. After some of the examples posted in this thread, I'm almost embarassed to show my example..... I was just happy you...
Don't.
I find that a dealer's actions speak far louder than any labels they may apply to themselves.... I've met dealers who proclaimed things that...
Has anyone contacted the Franklin mint for more info? Not sure if they'd be able to tell you, but worth a shot.
Why did it grade so low? Is there anything you see in hand that drives it down, that we might be missing in the pictures?
I would like to, but not going to be able to make it this year.
The first two definitely look AU-58 to me. The third one could possibly be UNC, but I'd have to see how the luster plays on the high points when...
$125
Are these books still useful, or have they largely been updated and revised by more recent research? Looking through, there's a lot from the 19th...
No. Weimar White wrote an explicitly pro-white-coin book called "Coin Chemistry" as shown in the OP. I wrote a book that goes through the...
Just got a package today with a new one I hadn't seen before: the seller put the (slabbed) coin inside an old DVD case and taped it shut. Put that...
Says 2004 on my first edition. I think I bought mine at FUN 2006.
Yes, it is offered as a counterpoint for an alternative view of toning and eye appeal. The book by White can be found here (I didn't realize...
Your pictures are awful, but I'll say with 99.4% certainty that is a fake, and not really a good one. In hand, if you are familiar with St....
Well hot dang, that's a beauty! Strike: Central elements are crisp and sharp, although there is weakness on the stars. While I'm not intimately...
The obverse of the D is quite attractive.
Are there really 15,000 collectors of these that want them? Or are there 4 dealer/speculators holding 14,500, and people who are actually...
Ah, yes, that would be pretty clear then.
I've wondered in the past if these sorts of things were actually made in a machine shop with an actual die press (bored workers can get creative...
Funny you should mention it. This $98 purchase showed up Saturday. This is a Moroccan 10 Muzunas, graded MS-63 BN (It is slightly smaller than a...
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