Asking us not to bloviate is cruel. But I am suffering in (almost) silence.
There's a healthy group of YNs at my local club. One of them is quite the entrepreneur. From what his grandfather tells me, he does two or three...
If I understand the question correctly, it's asking if the coin struck from spark erosion dies will exhibit the metal flow lines typical of...
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Since there is so much variety in people's collecting interests, there is a huge variance in collector's tolerance for details coins, along with...
I would dearly love to see some much better photos of this coin.
I also thought all the dates were a little mushy. Here's a blowup of the date on a MS-67 taken from PCGS Coin Facts. This looks sharper than the...
I think A, B and C are fake and voted so. On A and B, the tip of the 9s does not extend far enough below the 1s. On A, B and C, the top of the 5...
I also am very fond of the Isabella. But I have to be the contrarian on the grade of this coin as visible from the photos. I think it's not...
Very much sympathize with your situation. OK, let's take a stab at answering your question without me having to do a bunch of EBay research. I'm...
I think it's got about VF-30 sharpness but I'd net it at VF-25. I also think it's been cleaned. Is it worth submitting? I'd say it's on the...
Too much light coming in from the upper right. Get a better balance from your light sources so that one source doesn't overpower it. There is...
I would just like to say a big 'DOH!". I took another look at the label on the Fugio and it says 4-E right on it. What a doofus!
I have to say that "coin collecting" and "investing" are mutually exclusive terms for most of us. Not to say that there aren't exceptions,...
@kanga, your quite nice Fugio looks to be the Newman 4-E variety (Also known as W-6685). Rarity URS-10 (250 to 499 known). Here's a photo of the...
I agree. It's almost but not quite there. Neat coin.
For most of us, and for most of the coins we would like to obtain, it isn't a good financial strategy to bid a price that is significantly greater...
I don't think there is enough credible evidence to definitively support either method, i.e. going big early or late. I tend to go late on the...
I really like the look of that half eagle.
I would gladly pay $50 for it. I don't want it or need it but it is easily worth a measly $50 and it would join a small pack of other mongrel...
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