Nice specimen! Believe it or not this is only a little better than most of the smalldate cents used to be in the mint sets. But nice ones have...
Believe it or not few collectors were much concerned with quality of uncirculated coins before 1978. Any collector worth his salt would always...
The Algerian 100 F and other denominations were all made in substantial numbers; more than 21,000,000 for the 100 F alone. The reason they're...
If anyone deserves the best of luck it is you. With 120,000 people you should have a very good chance. Do you plan at this point to have...
It was a nice Gem when it left the mint. There's a little strike weakness but it's better than the vast majority.
1983-P quarters tend to be pretty badly struck and this is forgiven somewhat by the grading companies. A nice well made specimen from newer well...
Actually I think this coin is grossly undervalued in MS-64. A truly nice well made coinwith a few marks that keep it out of MS-65 should easily...
I've seen a few XF's and even nice AU's but that's a first in Unc.
I got a gut feeling it's only MS-64 but might go PL even at PCGS.
Most metals are exceedingly common relative both current demand and foreseeable increases in demand. The only current metal that could become...
Very impressive. Many people have no idea how tough these sets are. Even coins made in huge numbers were often not saved. Russians made very...
A lot of people don't care if they discourage people or not. You do want to be careful not to overpay as there are lots of opportunities to...
Thanks for the info. I'll try to remember to dismantle and clean my NZ sets this year.
Good news/ bad news. The bad news is that it wouldn't even be a Gem if it were unc. I'd call it AU-55. The good news is that it's the...
It's pretty easy for a username to pick up a lot of baggage on the net and frequently it's through no fault of our own. Good luck with the...
The vast majority of modern mint and proof sets are worth more dead than alive. There's a bounty on them. Many collectors refuse to bust up...
The 1956 20F might be the most underrated though.
Those Algerian 1950 pieces are really tough and underrated. It wasn't too long ago they were listed for only a few dollars each but it was just...
I do not believe this is likely the same thing. I'm not certain what it is because "burnishing" which is done to many planchets including both...
Planchets are covered in in small and large scratches. I'm am told by a highly reliable source that most of these scratches are placed on the...
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