Waifs indeed...from Hannover, Stolberg-Rossla, Hildsheim, and who knows where else. Some are almost paper thin. [ATTACH]
Another angle...you can buy a fantastic looking proof mercury dime in PR66 for $250, mintages in the low 5 figures. Now.....I understand the...
You're impressive, fine sir.
Nice coins! Some big ol' silver dollars offer nice bang for the buck IMO!
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I would say old cleaning and scratched, but the only other thing that jumps out at me is that the O in DOL looks weird in both coins. Other...
I believe it is. But because it's a date that is common in proof, it would need to be pretty nice to be worth much more than the silver value.
F12, though the reverse looks stronger
I've bounced around a lot. Nowadays I mostly look at capped bust halves and German States coinage. I love thalers but I am mostly buying lower...
So...if I have an album page that the coins are toning in, and I decide to leave them there hoping for further improvement, is that AT? I make a...
You may get some different opinions. IMHO, putting a coin in an environment that will encourage toning, especially if it happens slowly, may be...
Thanks for posting. I'm not really into copper, and I figure if these are getting past the TPGers I have no business commenting. But I believe...
Most of us are collecting with some kind of financial constraints. My hobby budget has been shrinking the last few years, and yeah, that...
Nice looking coins. Some folks do chase coins with stickers, I don't have any but I think they are interesting. Maybe the VAM guys could determine...
We want more!:D
Frankly, I think the details grade would be fair, but from a cleaning.
I'm not sure I can help you too much, but I will say that a lot of us are rather skeptical of modern products, and/or reproductions. That said,...
For lower value coins, I think ANACS is fine. You probably won't recapture NGC's grading fees when you sell. Now an $800 dollar coin, or a coin...
To minimize risk, buy certified coins from U.S. sellers that take good pictures, and look the pictures over very well before you bid. Look over...
My phone camera shoots pics that look like this. It looks too smooth, but I wonder if it looks like that in hand. I think it's a strong VF.
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