Your logix are infallible. I will offer you One Million.... er, One Billion Dollars.....
Also, to further help clarify the confusion - the modern era of prooflike coinage (that is, everything after the mid-1980's) does not generally...
Prooflike means highly reflective fields. That's all it means. It has nothing to do with the devices. It has nothing to do with contrast. It has...
I'd use Calipers. Get a good pair with a digital readout, preferrable with a plastic coating on the fingers so you don't damage the coin. I can't...
Dime clashes, even extensive ones, are very common. There should be no premium for the clashing.
No. The modern era of prooflike coinage began in 1984 (nickels and halves begin in this year, all other denominations begin having PL coins by...
Yeah, PL SBAs happen. Yours, while circulated, definitely looks like it has strong PL tendencies. I happen to own 2 of them. The first is a 99D...
If you go to the Heritage website, you can actually get live video of their auctions. I do it quite often.
66, if the luster is good.
You were probably posting while coinchemistry was preparing his post. Read the extended excerpt from Tomaska's book posted above.
Why? What is the difference between one $1000 coin and three $333 coins?
I know you do. I guess we are just seeing different things, or interpreting them differently on this one.
I find it really funny that anyone else in the southeast would schedule another show this weekend. I would think FUN would pretty much soak it all up.
There is a very strong strike in the center with weakness around the edges. This looks a lot like PMD which has been made to look like a die...
Like this? While this cost considerably more than $1250, I also figured now was a really good time to get one. However, this definitely fits into...
Ebay is going to be your best bet. Try searching for the specific date/mintmark that you want, find the best coin for the best price, and buy it.
Are you building a collection, or are you building an accumulation? If you want to buy random stuff to accumulate silver and gold, then it doesn't...
Try and interpret the pictures based on the quality of the image and the types of lights he may be using. For example, in the obverse pic (at...
This is very good news actually - it shows progress as a collector. When we buy coins, we tend to over-value and over-grade what we own. Realizing...
iPen - if you ever see the same effect on the mintmark and the date at the same time, it is extremely likely that it is machine doubling. There...
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