One of the fundamental factors to learning how grade coins is to have a firm picture of the design in your mind. The way to do that is to see a...
The slab grade is somewhere between AU-58 and MS-62. I think that see some rub on the reverse, which would make less than Mint State.
I have to go with the 1907 High Relief $20 gold in MS-65, which I have posted here a couple of times.
I don’t know, the Kennedy bust and the Great Seal look like they have a lot of contrast. Nice coin! Although you can’t beat the Ultra Cameo coins...
My grade would be VG-7, but they will probably call it a Fine-12. The TPGs grade these key coins loosely. That is actually a nice coin. About...
I have collecting the 12 caesars. I need to be able to read the name on the piece. That has eliminated a lot of off-center strikes and pieces with...
It is not a Proof, and I don't think that it is a Proof-like.
When I was dealer, I could make money by getting raw coins graded and by cracking out coins that I thought were under graded. The fees have gone...
That dime looks like it's been polished to me.
Proof, no cameo. Franklin's coat is shiney, not frosted.
Too embarrassed to say. :muted: NGC graded it MS-65. [ATTACH]
I wish my worst case of overpaying was only a few hundred dollars. Unfortunately it's many thousands. I got hung up on this 1855-D gold dollar in...
The old guideline used to be at least $200 in value for getting a coin graded. Higher mailing and insurance costs have probably raised that...
The 1907 High Relief $20 gold is the world's most expensive, common coin. From a mintage of 11.250, "Coin Facts" estimates that there are 8,000...
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Some collectors are drawn to the 1880 gold dollar because it has a mintage of 1,600 pieces. The coin is also quite beautiful in the top grades...
To get to that reverse, you would need to use a die with raised features. The U.S. Mint System only did that starting with the 1908 $2.50 and...
Most of my coins are not on the Gem level, MS-65 and above. My favorite grades have been AU-58 and MS-64.
There is not much grey when it comes to recently produced counterfeits. It's all black. It's okay to collect a Machin's Mills half penny from the...
Yes, it is feeding the counterfeit beast. Someone has been able to profit from the sale of a counterfeit, and that encourages more of them on...
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