Snow 1 as in the 1st variety for the 1897. nice find
Or you could show it corrected for inflation as an even more honest presentation.
They had to. The proportion of 1# coins in circulation that were counterfeit is quite high. The Sun said 1 in 30. At some point it becomes a...
John- Or in my case, since it's a set of XF 3CS... I think it's a combination - all four of them, plus two details coins - have been sold by...
For years, the Greysheet prices were treated as ASK prices. BID - for common material - was 10% or so less than Greysheet price. That may not have...
Nice. What I like about the Seated coins is that they wear down fairly evenly so you have details down into VG and even G. Unlike some, say...
https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/2122778/the-new-1-coin-could-leave-you-short-changed-as-vending-machines-are-unable-to-take-them/
Called a countermark or counterpunch. Seach for those, you'll find a ton of info. Why? Sometimes it's as simple as "Because little boys have...
The two clubs I belong to are very different. One is an old club (Ft Worth, 1954) and still tries to follow the old rules, including voting on...
http://www.apmex.com/product/89846/peru-gold-8-escudos-charles-iv-xf 0.7614 oz of gold vs. US$20 at 0.9675 oz
Yes, part of CACs role is to make a market in CAC beaned coins.
yes, of 2 of the 7 or so 'local' (45m drive) clubs.
What I found interesting is how open they are about including appearance & toning in the grade - "distracting toning spots" "too many fingerprint...
See this: http://www.doubleddie.com/58201.html Basically, when work is done by hand, it's often possible to identify the specific dies used by...
Agree regarding the rectangular block under the OF A - it has parallel scratches (from upper left to lower right).
It's easy for a generalist dealer to get fooled. I bought a CC 3CS from a dealer who noticed the crazy die breaks. But not the crooked lines of...
ANACS doesn't require a membership to submit. If you are an ANA member, you can get a free NGC submitter number.
Just for the record (and it was true even when you were in elementary school), 5 is an odd number...
22xxxx is from the days after ANA sold ANACS to Amos Press. At first they continued the 2 letter 4 number combos EX4404 and then switched to...
Sorry, Dave, apply Hanlon's Razor: Never attribute to malice that which can be explained by stupidity.
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