Mint striking technology is so advanced today that proofs or business strikes virtually ALL coins are 70, 69, or 68 except maybe on the 5-ouncers...
Wow, check this out from the newsletter though it's not relevant to the MCMVII HR's: Really good stuff in these newsletters. Nice job, Insider !
I'm going through HUNDREDS of SC's that I got from my family....most are probably VF to XF, give-or-take....maybe 25% are high-AU or Mint...
Thanks, Gam...thanks Steve. :cigar: Yeah, it seems bills/currency is much more time consuming to check prices than the coins I have because the...
Agreed, FINE to VERY FINE based on the strict definitions in my currency books. But I'm not surprised the actual rating might not be higher,...
Any good sites with useful drop-arrows or the like to make finding valuations for bills easy ? Besides Ebay and the online auction sites, I have...
From Insights #13: Insider, let me make sure I understand this. You are saying that the TOPS of letters are at the BOTTOM of dies (the deep...
Insider....FYI to help you if you want your posts to be a bit easier to read....if you put everything that you are responding to in quotes using...
I love that yellow label !! :cigar:
Could have been Insider's boss !! :D
I don't know how (assuming it can be done) that Insider's newsletter can be transformed into a PDF from the portal. So if one of you did it, can...
I'm kind of surprised that TTTTs story got as much support from you guys over on the CU forums as it did. Not saying it should be 100% debunked...
Page 89, 1907 Arabic Numeral Saint.....look at the top-most arrow in the picture of the rays on the 1907 Arabic Numeral. "Thin die scratches...
So you mostly look at online auctions ?
If the coin is standing on edge that is 90 degrees...if lying flat it is at 0 degrees...so 30 degrees is about 1/3rd of the way to vertical.
I heard from a confidential source that if you wear glasses and act mild-mannered, nobody will find out your identity. :D It also pays to work as...
Got it...this I was able to figure out on my own simply because 20K coins would have crushed the market for a total supply of about 12,000+.....of...
Insider, you were on this 2001 show ? [MEDIA] Then I take it you are the guy looking through the microscope (won't mention your name if you...
1 More Thing On The "20,000" Omegas...it's possible that the only ones that were able to be sold were the ones made with the stolen die. They may...
For those reading/posting on the updated Omega Thread....check out Page 1 on this one so you can see an actual Omega Saint in a slab. I agree...
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