The vast majority of the coins in '63 Proof sets will grade 65 and lower. To even make it worth the slabbing cost the coin would have to grade 66...
For the past 5 years or so that was true, at least most of the time. Before that however it was hardly ever true - ever ! So what do ya do if...
The whole hype thing about sealed Mint or Proof sets is the envelope so you can't see the coins inside. That encourages people's inclination to...
I say 65.
Maybe, maybe not. The rules aren't always the same - matter of fact there aren't any rules. The vast majority of people who jump out of one thing...
Possible I suppose, looks more like a strike through to me though. edit - take a look at this one Jody. As you know I was never an error...
Goes searching ? No, they have machines that sort them out by weight.
Yes it is, but I wanted to see it because I wanted to see if the image on the reverse could correspond to the lines on the obverse that are not...
With that nasty scratch on the cheek it is damaged and technically ungradeable. Beyond that I would say it has AU details as there does appear to...
I know of no on-line grading guide for Ike dollars. I would suggest that you obtain a copy of the ANA Grading Standards for United States Coins....
Ahhhh - in the first pics it appeared as if the marks were incuse, these show otherwise. Perhaps they are the result of clashed dies, do you have...
Personally, I think they passed through the machine and that there was a malfunction. It occurred at both mints but apparently in far fewer...
I do, they were published in Coin World. Unfortunately reproducing the pictures here would be a violation of copyright law. But in the interest of...
Early Dated Coins "AN ONLINE EXPANSION OF THE FREY CATALOGUE OF DATED EUROPEAN COINAGE BEFORE 1501 With additional coins not included by Frey...
Gold Coins of England - by Robert Lloyd Kenyon, 1884 The complete book, available on-line & complete with plates. The Gold Coins of England...
S Mint marks of 1979 and '81 "Mint mark varieties on some 1979-S and 1981-S coins have been sneered at as trivial and too hard to discern, but...
The CONECA Top 100 Jefferson Nickel Varieties Compiled by James Wiles & Jason Taylor Top 100 Jeffs
Broadstruck or Off Center "When is a coin “Broadstruck and when is it Off Center?" "Broadstruck coins have caught the interest of collectors...
Missing Clad Layer "State quarters are hot and State quarter errors are even hotter. But many collectors are buying altered or counterfeit...
Altered Cents "How many altered coins do you have in your collection? Many collectors never know until they start selling their collections. In...
Separate names with a comma.
