I guess that's how I'd describe the results of the Pogue auction last night. This scant 36-lot auction was going to be the cornerstone sale of...
Brought this one home from CSNS. Upgrades an AU58, so now my 50 coin set is complete in mint state. [ATTACH]
Hmmm... This could be fun.
Zerbe was the previous year.
True story: Last year at the ANA summer seminar, we were looking through the ANA's collection for coins for the class. One was an 1878 8TF...
Are freebies good for special issues?
Anyone can claim anything. It has no value above ground, since it is illegal to own, as you cite. It does have value on the black market, but I...
It may be silver plated. I remember throwing cents into used photographic fixer and watching the silver plate out onto them.
The weird thing about the Saints is that even though there's no spread in the next higher grade, if CAC put a gold sticker on them, you'd probably...
That's one application. For AU-BU coins, the application of being able to tilt the coin in the light and detect or assess surface imperfections...
Either is sufficient, but moving the light is easier, as it ensures every image can be precisely registered with every other image. What you're...
I would send the 64 for reconsideration and the 65 for a CAC sticker. There's close to a $1000 upside for a 64+, which isn't out of the question...
We need to see the individual coins to answer this question. Some will be worth sending to CAC, some for recosideration, some aren't worth the...
I agree with the low MS/high AU assessment. Die cracks by themselves are no big deal until they get really big and are classified as die breaks....
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