I think that Reverse Proofs are ugly. I would not be happy with that bait and switch at all. I'd return them. ALTHOUGH you might be able to flip...
AU-50
Roll speculation might be coming back. I never have viewed roll buying as real collecting. That is especially true if the value going away if you...
I think that it is Mint State, but it is impossible to go further than that from the picture. The detail is all there, but the luster can’t be...
The government made the silver piece into crap. The piece is a medal, not a coin, because it has no denomination. That means it will be subject to...
I agree with VF-25 to 30.
I paid a few thousand dollars less for this coin than I would have for the Liberty Bell gold piece. I'd much rather have this coin. It's an 1860-D...
It’s a lot more convenient to invest in and store gold than silver. Gold takes up a lot less safe deposit box space than silver does for the same...
These Liberty Bell things were so over priced that they were a million miles away from my radar. The mint has become an agent for collectors...
It was done on a commemorative coin in 1926. The coin featured the busts of George Washington and Calvin Coolege. [ATTACH] It’s legal to put a...
To continue the story, Charles Barber took the original artwork and added a rim to it. The result was the 1907 $10 Indian with the Rounded Rim and...
The most important coin I bought a the recent FUN show was a 1907 Wire Edge $10 gold piece. This is the last minor gold type coin that I will be...
I have purchased only one Mega Red Book. I forget which one. I have most all of the classic and updated die variety references, and many of the...
There are aspects of the old book which were better than the new one. For example the write-ups for the commemorative coins have been cut back...
NGC does its grading with the words, only, not the Sheldon scale. They also rate the coin for strike and surface quality on a 1 to 5 scale. From...
I remember seeing the red painted ones years ago. I forget the story surrounding them. I have not seen any for quite a while.
I know I'd be too slow for them. I also know I'd go stir crazy in that job. So it would not be for me. I am also odd in that I don't care for...
I have a complete set from the first edition. Therefore, I keep up with them. This year they issued a book with a cover that is somewhat like...
VF-30
AU-53
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