Speaking of holed Draped Bust halves bought on the cheap, I once unknowingly let a four- or five-figure rarity slip through my fingers. Not ALL...
PS- thanks for the historical information vis-a-vis the relationship of the Sasanian Empire at this time to the Byzantines and the rise of Islam....
Nice. Congrats on the recent purchase. I own but one Sasanian coin, and it too is from the reign of Khusro II. Admittedly, I know little about...
That's neat.
Yeah, the 50% rule is a good rough guideline. I lack only one coin to complete my holed basic 19th century type set. Guess which type I lack?...
I'm almost scared to ask what a "Chin. woo collection" is.
Never had one. I think I've had all the other Merc dates.
Woweee. I was merely commenting on the coin's eye appeal before. Now, I knew this was a somewhat better date, but had no inkling that this was a...
I like that Italian!
That’s what I’m all about! Spice of life, y’know! :)
Yep, I knew that, but I reckon “easiest” is a very relative term there, since completing such a set at today’s prices would be beyond my means.
I should add that while it's cool to have a complete set of anything, having a complete set of something in pre-1933 gold is a whole 'nother level...
Let's see... what do I have for CAM and DCAM... hmm... [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] (UCAM = NGC's version of "DCAM".) [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]...
I think I still have some mint, unused plate blocks of the old 3-cent stamps commemorating the 1939 World's Fair. I'll look for them and send...
I should add that the faintly iridescent, colorful toning on the pictured coin is nice. Mind you, it isn't original toning- that coin has already...
I think I unconsciously gave it that five-point bump from 30 to 35 because of the eye appeal.
If it's just Elmer's glue, maybe @rte 's suggestion of some good scalding hot water might work. That would be nice. If not, I'd try acetone....
I'll say VF30-35. Let's go 35. Another nice, wholesome looking coin.
That envelope has the old postal code on it ("New York 22"), so it predates ZIP codes, and is thus pre-1963.
This one isn't as rare as a Doily or some of the other earlier PCGS holders, but my recent Walking Liberty half that I acquired in a swap is in a...
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