Dealer at a local coin show... He's a general dealer, usually has some nice raw coins and books of 2x2s and mid-tier slabs. The "corner table" guy...
Why is the Goodacre Dollar not affordable? I paid $10 for the one I bought.
You came here to ask our advise. Asking for more information is fine. Sarcasm when you're the one asking is getting close to the line where many...
I've paid over greysheet and under greysheet. It's about the grade, certainly, but also about the intangibles - how nice a strike, how even the...
I do love the animated picture - you just need to trot that one out everytime people ask about the cartwheel effect, especially when they follow...
There is a difference between a newish coin in mint plastic that may have developed a slight haze from chemicals in the minting process, and a 100...
OK, make that THREE vice jobs.
It went for $385. I guess it's just the usual over exposed photo from that seller.
Just to keep my head from blowing up, you mean 1 **8** 35 and 1 **8** 31 not 1 **9** 3x. Because I would think a 1935 Capped Bust would be R10 or...
Yeah, so it means nothing. But it's a fun counterstamp and nicely and evenly punched. So SMILE.
Counterpunch or countermark Google it
Because that was their margin. The coins were selling as jewellery by weight - 22kt. The ones I have were just under 17kt. So a mix of 14kt and...
Take your time. Walk around and see who is selling the same type of material. Get a couple offers. Especially if you are looking at less common...
Be aware that they are very, very commonly counterfeit and have been for a long time for the jewelry trade. I have two that were bought on 47th...
Barber dimes were minted from 1892 to 1916. You have a 1910 which has suffered the slings and arrows of actually being used as a dime. Which was...
Probably still a reholder messy, just no leading zero. It would be interesting to crowd source this, but we would need to base it on primary...
You can do it roughly by the #s. PCGS seems to be sequential. NGS uses blocks of numbers for different sources - paper forms, internet fillable...
A clad quarter weighs 5.67g - https://www.usmint.gov/about_the_mint/index583f.html?action=coin_specifications Even if the copper layer is...
Don't forget the one of a kind label with the green box and the unique green ring. I doubt very highly that HSN did anything beyond order a...
DO NOT SCRAPE VALUABLE COINS. Weigh them. The proper weights for a clad and silver planchet are easy to find and that's a definitive test. Yes,...
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