@IBASD: excellent point! @USCC42: agreed - that dark smudge on the right obverse, for instance, looks suspicious
I just rattled off the "SLQ" and then later thought, wait a minute... SLQ already belongs to something else... I guess the date clarifies...
I can buy this coins for about $55. As a VG10 - which is where I have it - that's just OK. Any chance it could go F12? Unfortunately, the pics...
I've bought a couple of LCs from him - both at prices significantly less than those posted (at least one other time he didn't accept my offer and...
That is most assuredly untrue. AU is a common designation within the realm of NZ coins (at the very least).
Looks a textbook G4 to me...
For someone located in a remote corner of the world (NZ) collecting US coins, I have few options other than eBay. Even there, choice is limited...
The coin looks real to me. What's hard to believe is the coin pictured on the metal detector is the same coin shown in the top pic. That is an...
OK but focus only on the auctions and you'll miss out on a lot of eBay opportunities.
A very beautiful coin. 66+
And don't hesitate to make offers well below the listed price...
I'm in the AU50 camp.
As I'm sure many of you know, there is an excellent book on this subject: Double Eagle: The Epic Story of the World's Most Valuable Coin. It is...
I’ll never forget the family huddling in the master bedroom closet with two little boys both trying (somewhat unsuccessfully) to show how brave...
South (Christchurch)
A very common fake. Even in this part of the world (New Zealand).
The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
I forget what the thread was about...
The bidding is already past $50. Never mind...
I did notice the tails...
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