Leave it to our government to contradict themselves. For decades they have told us that there are no coin hoards held in US vaults. It seems they...
From the sounds of your post you don't reallu understand what a GSA holder is - Click Here - for an explanation. Now, if a coin in a GSA holder...
The slab appears to be genuine - listed as ANACS 12 in Conder's book.
Nothing arbitrary at all - the rules for this forum are well known. They were followed.
In the cases of the type pictured here, at least in those that I have seen, there is no cardboard. The inner portion of the case that holds the...
There was a time when both Proof sets & Mint sets were sealed by the mint. With Proof sets it started in 1950 and ended in 1955. With Mint sets it...
The point sattotoko is making is that this discussion has strayed from its topic. The subject matter that is allowed to be discussed here is...
The last wheat back cent was minted in 1958 and collectors have been pulling them out of circulation ever since. So you don't find them in your...
Yes it would. About the only thing that would be better is an Intercept Shield holder or slab.
The blunt 9 is considered to be a variety from a different die, nobody knows how many were struck. But since the population numbers are very low,...
As Charlie said - it might be worth a couple of dollars. I doubt it would be worth $5.
Here are the ANA grading criteria for F12 and for VF20 - you decide which one applies most closely. F12 - Obverse Some details show in the...
Probably not. It could be a couple of things, either the dealer thinks the coin is not MS and because of that he is selling it at the given price...
I've merged your two posts together Mike, it's not necessary to post in more than one area.
Howdy rt66 Harley - Welcome to the Forum !! I'm not sure I understand what you are describing - can you post a pic of the coin ?
That's entirely up to you - I am not recommending that you leave the dust nor am I recommending that you try to remove it. I am merely telling you...
Here ya go Mik - Click Here
I don't know for sure that NGC has a set rule on this, but in many cases a coin that has been bent will be slabbed. In other cases it will not be...
My method for collecting is very simple - if I like it I buy it. It doesn't matter where the coin is from or what it is - all that matters is that...
Howdy charliedawg - Welcome to the Forum !! What you are describing is damage that happened to the coin after it left the mint - not an error.
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