Somehow, I don't think that will be a problem. I've used a reserve before, but that was before the days of BIN. I would have gladly disclosed...
Nope. I think you just have an un-photogenic coin. It may look better (or worse!) in hand.
Most MS commems are practically impossible to grade from photos, because so much is dependent on the luster. On top of that, on this piece, the...
I highly doubt the IRS is going to be persuaded by a list of numbers in a Google sheet. I don't have any form of receipt for most of my stuff.
Well, that escalated quickly. :) I'm still surprised at a couple of the ones that got detailed.
I don't really want to interact with banks, either. I consider dealing with my bank and insurance company to be necessary evils in the modern world.
I'm not that familiar with the EAC system, but I do know they use VG-08 as well. EAC essentially net-grades every coin based on surface quality,...
I have not bought from them, but I've heard of their elemental "coins." I'm not a fan of the non-metallic ones, and I might think twice about the...
The US dollar is actually the second oldest currency in use, after the British pound.
You'd think Florida wouldn't be the best location for a grading company, what with the humidity and all. :)
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What should one look for when shopping for a nice owl tetradrachm?
That's David Carr (lung cancer).
I'd have told them to buzz off. Unless it's an open-ended line of credit, as long as I'm making my payments, they have no business worrying about...
The first reported specimen of a new variety.
I don't think that's a cracked die. It looks like an almost split planchet, the end result being that the entire obverse is basically a giant...
PCGS price guide lists numbers for most of them in VG. Like @green18 said, you probably won't find some of them in less than XF. And, the very...
Basically zero. I don't think any other than certified 70's will trade at a significant premium in a year. Common-date St. Gaudens double eagles...
If they hadn't changed the design, we'd probably be finding cents from the 30's and 40's in our change to this day. The only reason wheaties...
Depends what you mean by "value." I can tell you what I paid for them, but not right off the top of my head (I'd have to go to my files for...
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