Interesting that there were no takers on my 1861 $20 gold piece question. I guess it's time for the reveal. [ATTACH] The August Grey Sheet bid...
Here is an example. Which coin do you think is better? 1861 $20 Gold #1 [ATTACH] 1861 $20 Gold #2 [ATTACH]
As some new collectors have said elsewhere, they buy new stuff from the mint because there are not major grading controversies. Sure, there is MS...
Join the club. I am a charter member. I find it to be a lot more fun talking about the history, politics and economics that this grading stuff....
That was what is was originally intended to mean. From that it has become, "The only coins worth buying have the PCGS-CAC approval. Everything...
I think that the main motivation for giving CAC approval only to NGC and PCGS coins is marketing. It is pretty established in a large variety of...
I evaluate CAC based the coins upon which it places stickers. As I have said many times before, CAC gets it right over 95% of the time, but there...
Put it in a Heritage auction and find out what can happen. There are people who suffer from “green bean-ittus” who will view this as the buying...
It’s an 1881-S, which comes nice. This one is exceptionally nice. The question is are you ready to spend a 5 figure price for a super common date...
In case you missed it, the 1868 Proof set sold for $63,000, including the buyers’ fee. :woot: I guess the whole is worth more than the sum of the...
You are correct. I missed it. There is a tiny “$100” on the reverse which makes this gold round a coin.
Juiced photo for sure. I agree that you should make the coin look good in the photo if it looks good in person. Some pictures can make a good...
Prior to 1990.
They are worth the money if you are buying and selling really expensive material. You can't get the full value for a good coin if it is "raw"...
This was a $200+ coin, many moons ago. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Post some photos if you want opinions.
Unfortunately, you picture didn't work. As for the rattle holders, I hate them when they rattle. I broke a coin out of the rattle holder years...
That is not a "Reverse Proof" label; it's a "Specimen" label.
I don't think that it's a Reverse Proof. It looks more like a Matte Proof. Here's an odd ball coin from 1998. It's the 1998-S Matte Proof that...
Here is another example of how "grade-flation" has worked. This 1861 double eagle is in an AU-58 holder. I bought this coin raw many years ago and...
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