Hard to sell. That is the biggest dealer complaint for most anything that isn’t popular. Here's my example, which is in MS-64. I have been...
A couple of dealers cornered a lot of the mintage and had the discipline to control their sales and maximize their profits. It’s hard to find a...
The Red Book has improved a lot since then with better photos and new listings. The biggest enemy of the book is all the modern junk the mint...
I don’t worry about dealers in the big auctions. The fact that they are looking to sell the lot for more puts a ceiling on their bids. It’s “I’ll...
It has AU sharpness, but no luster shows in the photos. There is also the graffiti issue. I’d say AU, details.
Dealers often consign coins to other dealers. Sometimes they partner up and buy a coin with each paying part of the price. This could explain the...
I'll take a coin show over an auction any time I can get to a show. It rare when I don't get run up the moon in auctions. Some people bid as if...
Here's part of my Red Book collection. From the first to some of the last [ATTACH] Some in the middle. [ATTACH]
When I was a dealer from 1995 to 2010, that would have been a nice MS-64. Now it’s MS-65, CAC. The one caveat back in my day was that the graders...
Yes, that is a Capital Plastics holder for a single coin. They used to sell for $1 each. The coin appears to grade at least MS-63, maybe 64. The...
Indian and Lincoln Cents were “the coins” in the mid 1960’s. I know because I was collecting them in Fine or better condition when I was in high...
My grade is AU-50. I don’t know what PCGS did with it. I see a general rub on the figure and the fields. I am one of those “unusual collectors”...
I have an original surface white one in NGC MS-66 for which I paid $60. At that price I’ll pass pass on this toned “wonder coin.” I’m happy...
I have a complete year set beginning with the first edition. I only one variety, the one they made for the FUN anniversary. It’s a “readers set”...
Here's my Jamestown $5 gold commemorative coin in Proof. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] And here are the ruins of the church in Jamestown that inspired the...
I take it that you have an album for a half dime set, not a type coin album. Yes, I know all about the 1802 half dime. It’s the one coin that...
The coin you have in that spot is the reduced quarter, which was stuck in a closed collar. It had a smaller diameter. The one that might fit there...
Could you image the scandal if something like this had been issued in the 19th century with Queen Victoria on the other side?
I find the regular cameo Proof coins to be quite attractive. I don’t care for the reverse Proofs. I guess I am used to the days 40 years ago when...
@ SwineOfTroyers said “Some believe that LBJ may have played a role in Kennedy’s assassination.” Yes, back in the day there was a silly play...
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