If it does grade VG to Fine, recent auction prices have been in the $7 to $8 thousand range.
Looking at this collection takes me back to when I was a kid filling a “Library of Coins” album. The Wayte Raymond pages go back to an earlier...
It looks like it has a partial wire rim on the left side of the reverse. Since these early coins were struck in an “open collar,” that is not...
Only date, which was added after the die was made, is doubled. As such, this is not a doubled die; it’s only a double punched date. These are not...
Here is the piece from my "12 Caesars" set. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
If you like it, buy it. Otherwise pass. Coin collecting means you buy what you enjoy.
There is a market for these coins in the government holder. In that market the grade has influence, but is not as important. This coin is an...
The die variety is Cohen 9. It is an Rarity-2 which makes it pretty common The grade is Good-4 sharpness, netted down a point because of the pit...
It looks like an MS-62 to me. It has a number of minor scrapes on the obverse and the luster is muted with a hazy look to it.
Yes, they tend to run very high in hopes of pumping up the market. That's why dealers who try to get prices that are much higher than the PCGS and...
Well, maybe not mandatory but highly recommended given the large numbers of Chinese counterfeits that are offered.
Unless you need to find one cheap, I would stay away from that one. The type can found in decent grades like VF, and it’s not hard to find. This...
I gave up on keeping up the modern commemorative coins five years ago. It's just impossible to keep buying this foolishness. It's really worse now...
Both are long gone. I have worked on a set of the early half dimes since the mid 1970s. Like many collectors have been lucky many times with the...
When were coins graded (or rather no graded). About 12 years ago.
The question of whether or a coin will get a straight grade from a third party grader is sometimes a subject for conjecture. It is a well-known...
This one is one of the two 16 star varieties. This one came back from NGC in a VF-20 holder. My grade was that is the best Fine-15 on the planet....
It looks genuine to me. The 15 star obverse variety is never well struck, especially the detail of the eagle's feathers on the reverse. Here is a...
I usually stick to just the kings and queens when I add coins to my British collection. In this case I made an exception because this historical...
AU It looks like it has a light over all rub. The mark on the chin would not make it an AU.
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