It is impossible to answer your questions with those photos. I am sure you are aware that this issue is plagued by alterations in the form of...
Here are the E-Bay rules regarding raw coins taken directly from the E-Bay website: E-Bay Stamps Currency & Coins Policy A raw coin is one that...
This entire discussion reminds me of Q. David Bowers philosophy of the Optimum Collecting Grade (OCG). It really is just a fancy way of...
My first impression of those photos was that the coin has been cleaned and would end up in a details slab. This is an example of a coin that I...
I have no idea about the value but I did find this: "In 1899, the newly formed Oregon Historical Society acquired one of the small medals Lewis...
Caveat Emptor: This country is turning into a nanny state.
Hey guys, Roger put one of my photos on the cover of his book as well as on page 120. [IMG] edited - forum rules The coin is a 1942-S...
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I agree, but I loved all of the designs from that era: Buffalo Nickels, Mercury Dimes, SLQs, and Walkers.
I'm gonna say MS63 across the board.
Based on the obverse, the coin has been cleaned so the erased area is irrelevant with respect to value. You either have a cleaned 1932-D that is...
dessicant?
I don't think anybody on this forum is going to help you authenticate the originality of that quarter without better photos of the mintmark....
I feel sorry for those people.
Are you really in a position to tell us the value of the coins that Amanda's company sells?
Well yeah, but proof coins are never intended for commerce anyway.
My reason for hating the buy the coin not the slab is because most collectors don't have the requisite knowledge to make the advice worthwhile....
The Class I (originals) were minted in 1834-5 as presentation pieces for foreign dignitaries (eg. King of Siam, Imaum of Muscat), and the Class II...
Personally, I hate that motto and think that it is a disservice to most collectors, but with PCI graded coins, it works well.
That looks like a coin that Boiler78 would own. I like the second photo better.
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