If the slab is present, then white hides it better. If the slab is cropped out, I prefer a black background, although in some contexts (web sites...
Bottom line is that a CAC sticker means that they will honor their published MS63 bid price for the coin. That's it.
Better to start with inexpensive stuff from circulation while you learn more about the hobby what you're interested in. You're far ahead of those...
I think I use US Coins most, but half the time I'm not sure whether I'm reading that forum or Coin Chat.
Pass for me. I don't care about old holders, rather the coin inside, and it's not attractive. I wouldn't buy this looking for an upgrade unless...
Based on those pictures, the subject coin and VAM 2 have different obverses. Date positions are measured by the distance between the tip of the...
Pretty much. The die numbers are a little more complicated in that they include shorthand for the hub generation used. The problem is that we...
The die cracks below the digits give it away, so one of two things happened. The VAM 1A reverse die was used with both a normal obverse and the...
I didn't play, but I saw the wear right away on that one, thinking 55-58. You have to know where to look on every series for the first sign of...
I agree with VAM 1A.
He did far more to influence what people thought of him than he did opinions of VAM collecting. Running the scripts was pretty much hands-off...
As of today, the old VAMWorld, hosted by Wikispaces since 2006, is no longer accessible. It's replacement, VAMWorld 2.0, has been live for a...
Is the 4 repunched on the bottom left of the crossbar? The 1 looks like simply a hit on the coin, but the base of the 1 is thick on the S7, which...
Not being able to see the coin in hand, it is likely the luster. There could also be some hairlines hiding under the hazy toning in the field....
Definitely worth a premium, but hard to calculate how much. Already a spendy coin in 65+, so the toning won't be as big of a multiple as it would...
Short answer: No. The design on the 1854-dated piece was made as a pattern (J-163), but it was large cent sized. The design on your 1857-dated...
I agree that this coin is not worth stickering. Moreover, the predominantly blackish reverse toning would not be viewed in a positive light.
OK, but my response was a second opinion about a coin that is no longer available to the OP. Had it been available when I posted, I would have...
There's little reason not to by at least an MS64 of this date at just north of $400. They're quite available in that grade, and you should be...
When you consider what to pay for eye appeal, you have to also consider how the coin is graded. Great eye appeal for a 62 may be typical eye...
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