Just as a note, I find it interesting that Rick Snow's thread was deleted on CU but the other wasn't.
I should also mention, I'm pretty rubbish at grading proofs. :P
He's listed here as "Senior Grader and Authenticator @ SEGS Grading."
Just FYI, I can't find any current reference to Larry Briggs being a finalizer for SEGS. The best I could find was a 3-year-old reference to him...
Try downloading the TPG pics and cropping out the grade and serial number. :) Or, maybe use the seller's pics.
63 due to haze.
I'm also interested in learning more about hobo nickels. I don't really know what to make of them. They're not really coins anymore in my mind;...
Just based on your pictures, the 99D looks PL, 97D maybe, and 98D no.
Don't like it. It has hairlines. :P *ba dum bump* Just kidding. Kinda cool to have one of the first certified 2015 errors! :)
Nice! Looks like the 1995 alone would be enough to recoup all the submission fees. :-)
Is there an index out there anywhere that lists world coins based on their design elements? E.g. coins with lions, ships, birds of any sort,...
AU58 if what I'm seeing on the high points is wear, otherwise MS62. It's reasonably well-struck and frosty-looking, with some detracting marks on...
MS65.
I mean the median (50th percentile). Specifically, something closer to the grey dashed line in this chart, roughly corresponding to the median...
Well, it's not exactly clear if he meant "Just got a 1878 proof indian cent, graded by pcgs," or "Just got a 1878 proof indian cent graded, by...
Nice coin. :) VF35.
I wouldn't spend that kind of money sight unseen, either. But, if gold were down to more reasonable levels (closer to the historical median price...
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65 RD
You'll get about as much physical protection from a ring-type Air-tite, and it'll cost you maybe a buck. If you think the grading opinion is...
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