Haha, that first piece is an English shilling, from Queen Elizabeth I. It was minted in 1560-1561, and is in a fantastic state of preservation....
There generally isn't too much heavy censorship on this board, and generally not with this issue unless you had something to sell (or used...
Let me translate TomB's patented subtle-speech - nobody trusts ANACS anymore and only an idiot would send coins to them. And if you couldn't...
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I'm not entirely sure what you mean by fruit squeezer, but that seller is actually a highly respected and knowledgeable purveyor of toned coins....
Nice classic mint set toner mumu.
The Merc is graded 65 PL FB by NGC. You can see my entire prooflike type-set here, and I will be working on updating the pictures:...
Indeed it is. NGC MS-64 PL, although it needs to be sent in for designation review - the thing is clearly FBL as well. Link to my Registry page...
Now, I've seen some crazy things, but I don't believe this one. This just highlights the need for toning collectors to understand what toned coins...
Thanks. Its a PCGS MS-65.
Is your camera upload software doing any compressing/encoding/editing of your pictures? If they are being converted from raw to jpeg when you...
I recently sent quite a large package to Bob Campbell, and the results are in. I believe this may have been one of his greatest challenges, and he...
I don't really care about sports, but the rumor is their is some big football tournament going on in South Africa. In honor of such, I thought I...
To bring this post back on topic, and re-rail a de-railed thread, here is a link to an excellent article by James Garcia talking about market vs....
Really great idea! I've sent you a list of my best stuff.
In 1980, my mom was in high school. In 1989, I was four. Needless to say, my collection didn't amount to much back then.
That Trade Dollar is freaking awesome. I have seen a couple of PL trade dollars over the past few months, but never a DMPL. I wonder what NGC...
That's really cool, congrats on quite an achievement!
You got that coin for a very good price. I would have gladly paid $150 for it. Shane is a very good seller, and a friend of mine, who usually has...
Because no one cares.
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