When gold from California began to flood the eastern markets in the early 1850's, a strange thing happened: Silver became more valuable (in terms...
Coleguy, I think you have a beautiful Peace Dollar.. you need to send it to Marauder's photographer!
I guess I think of MS62 coins as being baggy, poorly struck, or just ugly... but uncirculated. To me, this coin looks lightly handled, but...
another one, just ripped from the envelope: [IMG] [IMG]
Thank goodness for that post- I had the Secret Service on speed dial.
cleaned, but cheap. [IMG] [IMG]
Hard to believe you could improve on those images-- really a gorgeous coin, looks like an oil painting.
I do sense a bubble in the toned coin market. And it may just be a fairly small number of collectors with ready cash and the desire for a top...
thought so! that one has a very nice strike, too.. look at all the hair detail! I would love to have a complete set of Peace Dollars in that...
This one just came in the mail. The luster is booming, and the high points are pretty free of pitting. Really nice to look at. [IMG] [IMG]
I vote "genuine" on WalkerD's 1921 Peace. It has a beautiful 'circam' look.
My 21 has beautiful luster,but there are some hairlines that break the luster behind the head. the "old" ICG bagged it as "altered surfaces" a...
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It's a spot on Gen. Lee's nasolabial fold. To me, looks more like folder residue. The Antietam looks pretty nice from where I sit.. not nearly as...
It's been a while since I've visited the eBay coin and paper money discussion board, but on the "Numismatography" thread 'larrymo' has posted many...
Actually, the images are pretty close to the actual coin colors. I have a preference for heavily tarnished coins, and a lot of these have a...
Iowa: 66, maybe a 67 if the luster is incredible. Carver: 65, looks like most of the sig. hits are on the rev.
I really like this nickel, it's led a hard life: [IMG] [IMG]
I don't collect CBH by variety, but scarcity is always a plus in my book, sort of icing on the cake when the cake is delicious all by itself!
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