Personally I think it is a lousy pic and I would not risk the $100. Unless you want the coin as a 64 anyway.
And with the better pic you can see that is exactly what your coin has - Longacre doubling.
Why wait ? If you join now you get into the show for free. If you are not a member you pay to enter - or you stand in line for an hour waiting to...
The Red Book is one that I classify as an essential book - it's just no good as a realistic price guide.
Yes, quite often they are.
It may well be plated with zinc. I would certainly say it is plated with something.
When you do, by all means post the pics. But do not post links to your own acutions !
I see no evidence of doubling in the pic you provided. And your link doesn't work - I get the message.
Good on ya :thumb: But did you also tell him that it might well be worth more than a genuine example ?
You should add Harry Bass and Jack Lee in there someplace ;)
Well, there is no better time than the present. Don't know that there is a worse time either. But yes I would agree they have had their share of...
Don't know why you'd click on the Compare button when they are already compared - but I get your point. None of those sellers have the book...
More than likely just a mistake - Krause is full of them.
Howdy richo - Welcome to teh Forum !! As a keepsake the coin is priceless and I would always keep it were I you. But it is a modern...
I gotta disagree with most folks opinions on this one, I think it's an XF40 at best. Yes O mint coins are weakly struck for the most part. But...
It is not at all uncommon for a dealer's asking price for a given coin to vary by as much as 50% - 75%. In other words if you took 3 dealers one...
If you click on the link that you quoted you will see that there are 4 copies listed ranging in price from $16.24 to $46.01. When I originally...
They are posted somewhere Frank, right here on Coin Talk in the Numismatic Resources section and have ben posted there for a year now.
It wouldn't matter if he used felt. The old cabinet makers doscovered when they used to make coin cabinets what the drawbacks were for using these...
Use mahogany for the wood - other types of wood can put off gases that are harmful to the coins. So can the finishes you might put on the wood.
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