The Sheldon Scale was shoeboxed in to fit the "grading" of all US coins, not the primary 1793-1799 Cents and half cents that he specialized in....
I'd find a different dealer ... and try not to sell to dealers in general, unless you got a real bargain buy somewhere of something that you...
It looks much lower grade to me as well(VG at best) .. just look at the crown and the definition there. Then go to any routine guide on...
Anything that you use to touch a coin, regardless how soft, will end up damaging the coin. Once any kind of dirt, grime, or hardened deposit is...
Why would you even chance heating up acetone .. the fumes would be atrocious, let alone the flammability or explosive hazard
I'd go VF (probably closer to 20) as well and I have a hard time believing that NGC could give that other one a 45. Some of these were weakly...
A face dollar (of whatever denomination) of Canadian is .6 troy ounces, so you are getting 12 oz with your 20 silver dollars.... so you are paying...
In Trends, 1880H in G-4 is $5, VG-8 is $10. A very common date that a dealer/Ebay would give you just scrap silver price, which isn't much
SPP is the guy that I emailed to help you. He's the guru when it comes to small cent errors (much heavier on the errors than struck varieties)...
Even though it looks like ancients are taking center stage, Canada had a very nice 2000 series. This is a current Ebay auction where the vendor...
I sent this thread to a small cent variety collector. he'll come back and tell you.
Trends, on a rotational basis with other items not in/for general circulation, will have the RCM products, maybe once every 4 issues. Trends...
First off, I do not collect any RCM products unless they are coins for circulation where they offer them up at face value and free shipping (like...
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