The three troubles with the "crap coins" you started this string with are (1) high mintages for many of them (2) very minor differences when it...
I am really drawn to the Dahlonega mint mark and to a lesser extent the Charlotte one. The rest, I can take it or leave it depending upon how I...
If I wanted one, would be one very nice coin. Of course the fact that a grading set like this can be assembled shows that this coin is not than...
PCGS AU-50. I bougth this one raw many years ago and had it graded. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
This was one of my favorte types when I was in high school. This one is an NGC MS-65. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
VF-35. It's little too beat-up to call it an EF-40 IMO. I'd like to see the EF-40 maintained, not watered down.
Thank you! I hope to inspire and educate other collectors.
Add to that a great many 1875-CC Twenty Cent Pieces are weakly struck on the upper part of the eagle's left wing and the corrisponding area on...
I prefer the obverse and color of #1 and the reverse of #2. From an old U.S. coin collector perspective, the color of #2 looks unnatural. That’s...
Between 1932 and today, the technology goals of coin production have changed radically. In 1932 quarters were made to be used in the economy. Now...
The photos don’t show hairlining or unnatural luster. It must be different in person.
Collectors are attracted to the “CC” mint mark; the Philadelphia coins are “ordinary and commonplace.”
The 1838 is a PCGS MS-64. Some people would not like it because it was dipped years ago.
Yes, the three legged Buffalo is not rare at all. When I was dealer, if you could buy nice Mint State one for $1,100, you could flip it fast for...
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Yes, it looks okay to me. I have get used to ancient copper. All of it seems to have "environmental damage." Accepting that is part of the...
It's been my observation that Seated Dollars seem to have fewer bag marks that the Morgan Dollars. Perhaps they spend less time in bags getting...
It is illegal, but the law is seldom enforced, especially with Chinese imports, which what this is. You can not prosecute the Chinese because they...
EF-40, but the reverse really looks cleaned, the obverse less so. It probably got by for the 40 grade.
Yes, Medusa had snakes growing out of head, and people were turned to stone when they looked at her. .????
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