It depends on what the kid is trying to learn. I feel like I personally would do better with 10 coins at $100 each than 100 at $10. I am a not...
I've never seen a whole mint set certified in one holder. I have seen state quarter multi holders.
A 1980 proof should not have mirror devices. It looks like there's some die deterioration going on. It could be polished, but I can't tell from...
I'm guessing shills. Buying feedback isn't effective if nobody buys your item. And, you need a way to guarantee the buyer will leave positive...
I've seen auctions similar to this before. They seem particularly rampant in the coins section. Usually it's someone selling a cent or a nickel...
You'll also need to know how to grade your notes. This isn't as easy as it sounds. Looking them up first will give you an idea if it's even...
Try converting the last image to grey scale. That's the only one where I can even see any doubling.
This is a really good point that nobody else has made just yet. For example, I was looking for a particular coin at a show once. I walked around...
Wow, I did not realize that was a 5 kilo coin. Here I was thinking it was like a crown size coin or something.
He had a real expert telling him not to mess with the coin. I don't think any amount of research would have convinced him not to do it.
I agree 100% with this. Coins have been collected for hundreds if not thousands of years. There will be coin collectors as long as physical...
Well, @BooksB4Coins beat me to my comment about these being sans serif letters, but I don't see any doubling, just a slightly blobby B.
Ugh. Way to polish away $200K+ of value. :( He's right... it doesn't even look real any more. :(
I don't know enough to tell one way or another, but there are tons of fakes of these out there. Just FYI.
I agree. Better pictures needed, and awesome die crack. That's darn close to a retained cud. :)
No real help here on rarity or value, but I have to say I like that 40 centavos. Pre-revolution Cuban coins are decent looking and will probably...
I don't really buy by grade. Depending on the coin, an honest VF might appeal to me just as much as an MS67, but in different ways.
I think that's a gorgeous coin. :) And, yes, you should have bought the rest of them she had, lol. :P
Others have covered it well, but the main thing is to be polite. A little haggling is always acceptable and probably expected. It's the dealer's...
That and the surfaces just look wrong. Compare it to a nice mint state coin and you'll see a distinct difference.
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