If the coin is worth more than several hundred dollars, certification is built into the price. The raw price is something under that. Even if you...
Here is an 1838 large cent which PCGS graded AU-58. [ATTACH] This 1839 is graded MS-63, Brown. You need to have luster in the fields to make...
I’m not sure it was smallest show I have attended, but it was the worst. A stamp dealer put on a show. In the middle of the show, this bozo...
It looks like a “mint error” to me that’s worth tens of thousands of dollars. :p:eek: And yes, many of us have answered those posts about parking...
I have thought that these coins needed to have denomination on them to be good, like “1 dol” or “1/2 dol.” The pieces with a bear or “Eureka” on...
It looks like a planchet defect to me. As such, I don’t think you would recoup the costs of certification and shipping.
Here is a certified example. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The toning on these coins is created by a chemical reaction. Is the coin stable or not? No one really knowns. Copper is the most reactive of three...
It is opinion. I do not like these neon toned cents at all. That is my opinion, and I am entitled to my opinion. You should be happy about that....
There is something not right about this piece. The dentiles don’t look right. The cleaning obvious, but this general look is the type of thing you...
Wow! That is only graded AU-55! It's undergraded by the three points to AU-58 for sure. The strike is really nice. Many have weak tail feathers.
He means the quality. I opened a bank sealed roll of 1963-D half dollars, and could not find one coin that was better than MS-63. There was only...
I will be there for the duration. I will give a seminar on forming a date set of cents from 1793 to date on Friday at 2:30. I will also have an...
I bought this one a few years ago. It was a leftover everyone had passed on from a Heritage auction, so I probably overpaid. Still it grabbed my...
I would never clean the coin in the OP. It looks fine just as it is. Remember, the coin IS MADE OF the oxidized medal. If you take that away, a...
I want to remind everyone that the Summer Show is this week, starting on Thursday. There is an early bird program on Wednesday which involves a...
I just added an 1835 large cent to my one a year collection. I have three more dates to go. Perhaps I'll find one or all of them at the upcoming...
Here's and easy one for 1652, and Oak Tree Shilling. [ATTACH] Of course we know those coins were made AFTER 1652. Here is a real coin from...
Suspected that it might have been fooled with, but I didn't want to offend.
The experts (Anthoney Swiatek) do not think any Proofs of this coin exist. I have seen examples of this coin with very bright surfaces. That is...
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