Dies for the $2.50 Indians notoriously crumbled around the periphery.
Yup, its counterfeit. The tooling at the back of the Indian's neck is a dead giveaway.
VF30
I'd focus on a date which is represented almost exclusively by very ugly coins, and willingly pay a monster premium for one of the very few...
If the reflectivity of the gold-colored trim on the ringbox is any indication, the coins appears rather washed out, as if cleaned with a paste. I...
A very nice coin, probably VF20, and a slam dunk for F15. You have a good eye . . . I just wouldn't expect to find a lot more dates looking like...
Not before the FE cents came along, they weren't . . .
Not intending to offend anyone here, but I just cannot help myself . . . I think whoever paid $100,000 for that coin is beyond help. Furthermore,...
Anyone of modest means who pursues this set to the end, and does so with naturally toned and very attractive coins will be very challenged, yet...
I recommend you not tell them anything about how you know their coins are counterfeit. . . that simply informs them of where they need to put more...
I wouldn't worry too much yet. As long as it doesn't drop off of the tracking system completely, I think you'll be fine. I've had stuff go from...
This clad stuff can be hard to grade . . . AU58. Shame the bands are bold, but not complete. Otherwise a rare coin.
This is the essence of collecting versus investing. While the following is a generalization, it is not a statement without merit . . ....
Why not boycott the issue, teaching both the manipulative dealers and the Mint a lesson? If the scramble is gone, neither will misunderstand the...
For rare coins, many of the high auction prices paid come from dealers who happen to be first to recognize how wrong the market pricing is.
I find many parallels between what Vic does and what I do, and think he is dead-on with his advice. I find that dealers who rely heavily on the...
Wish the images were better, but Cleaned UNC Details.
Doesn't anyone else think this practice is analagous to the USPS printing different stamps every month to get every dollar a stamp collector had...
Lots of coin in the shadows, but I'll hazard a guess at MS62.
These coins and other similar contrived rarities hold no special value to me. Their poulations will never drop, their average grades will always...
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