And I get to give @BadThad a pittance for buying some, but a lot of appreciation for helping me save some coins for posterity.
I am surprised, astonished even, that any bank, anywhere, will give out customer-counted coins. It is one thing for a bank to accept a business...
To be clear, the coin I posted is just for comparison and is not meant to supplant Justin's gorgeous, and ungraded, coin. My point is how much a...
If this kind of image were available for every online sale, it would upend the marketplace. Every potential buyer could see the coin in-hand....
Not sure why this didn't make FB, but if that deterred some other bidders, all the better for me! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here is a good place to start. http://www.caccoin.com/about-cac/ In a nutshell, CAC will award a green sticker if the coin is in the top half of...
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Ooh, even better! I consider anything that happened at the mint as something more I can learn from. What I don't understand is why the seller...
I've got a lot to digest here. I won't be giving you a reply that matches the thought you put into yours, until I have taken a proper amount of...
Just arrived, completing my 1930 series. [ATTACH] The hairlines between the E and the wheat ear are only visible with the harsh lighting and...
@Insider, this close up is just for you. The blob appears to creep up the side of the O. Is that what you expected to see based on the original...
@Earle42 you make many great points here. I'll just add two minor things... 1. For a popular key like 1909S VBD, the population profiles are also...
You managed to make me feel even better about my new coin. Amazing, though, that the same mint making the same coin under the same conditions in...
I should have put that in quotes! I didn't mean me, personally, but the people who want it more and are happier for having it. I'm quite OK with...
If you are ready for profit-taking now, I could totally do $325, even $350 to take that off your hands. It's a glorious, stately, distinguished...
It arrived, and makes a companion to my other 1909.[ATTACH] And a couple of shots with different lighting.
I love threads that careen off the rails. Best of luck to your team.
I have not had the privilege of seeing or holding these truly rare marvels. So I'll answer a different question. There rarest coins I own are...
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