Most of the western states are that way and it doesn't bother me one bit. I prefer it that way.
Absolutely, I join year after year. Why ? Well, if you want make an organization better, you first have to be a part of that organization. You...
Hobo you would be very surprised at how often that same thing happens to collectors. Very surprised.
Let me ask a question to help answer your question. If you go to a grocery store and buy food and get change back. Can any of those coins you get...
Based on those new pics I'd say the coin has been lightly corroded and cleaned. The surface is way too rough.
Personally I think the coin is AU. And while the spots on the coin are not really corrosion, they haven't progressed that far, there is or was...
That's the confusing part. It could be two things when you say the upgrade coin. It could mean that you sent the same coin to ICG and they graded...
It is not illegal. But the Post Office has long had a policy of not shipping cash through the mail. If you told the clerk at the Post Office that...
Neither one, camera or scanner, will bring out luster or color if you don't capture the image at the right angle. But if you capture the image at...
Personally I agree with you and that is the advice I have recommended for a very, very long time. Unfortunately, far more folks disagree with us...
Yes bag marks hurt the grade, but they will not drop the grade below MS. MS60 coins basically look like they went thru a meat grinder. As I said,...
Spider - let me make sure I understand you here. Are you saying that the pics in your first post are the same coin or two different coins ? And...
Can't say based on those pics Spider. But bag marks and hits won't keep a coin from being graded MS, it'll just make it a low MS. The only thing...
Elaine, tell ya what. You PM me your address and I'll buy you a Red Book and send it to you ;) All of this info and much more is in there. Yes...
Kinda tough to say, but based on that pic - low MS at best.
Sure it's possible. Mechanical doubling is caused when a die gets a bit loose in the press or there is a vibration - something moves at the end of...
Contrary to popular opinion, coins don't always go up in value. Quite often they do go down in value.
Many collectors follow the practice of buying what they can quickly find and then upgrading later. But that is a rather expensive way of going...
Sorry - missed that all important word - face. :o My point is, I suspect few collect medals because they have little value to most collectors....
I should have read the post more closely. Since there are no 1851-O dollars, other than that 1 Proof which is an anomaly, I assumed you were...
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