I've done this exact same tactic noted below. It works perfectly most of the time. However, I think the seller can elect to answer the question...
Great thread! Thanks! I have some cleaned stuff myself that I have to ask the experts on how and why I went wrong. Luckily, for the most part...
Not entirely correct. They were called "trimes" by Snowden (I think that was his name) who was the Mint director at the time. The nickname...
Luckily, I live in the Denver area so I go directly to the privately run Mint shop and (last year) they let me cherry-pick a set by looking...
I buy from them all the time! NOT! It's great entertainment though.
Mike is a good guy and I met up with him (so-to-speak even though he's a few thousand miles away!) via purchasing some early proofs from him....
I believe that the silver percentage is 80% for Canadian silver coinage.
Why does anyone think silver will make any big leaps soon? I've heard this statement said for about 20 years now. Yep, occassionally silver...
It's the combination of the last names of Leroy Van Allen & A. George Mallis who did a tremendous amount of Morgan dollar and Peace dollar...
I'm not a regular contributor; in fact this is my first ever professionally published article. Early proof coinage is something I'm very...
If anyone is interested in Early Proofs, please read my series that starts in this (Feb. 7th) issue of Coin World (I just got my copy in the mail...
That site only lists 1878 prices as far as I can tell.
Here's my entry: http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?p=34863#post34863 Thanks!
I've recently started to go through my 9+ rolls of dollars (all common stuff) and I'm discovering some minor VAM's, even a TOP 100 one (albeit...
Ouch! Let me look at that coin again....hmmmm... PM sent.
This is a great question and one I'm curious also. I recently bought a nice early copper cent with a rim ding and asked the dealer the same thing...
I see what you're talking about, but that also might be lighting, right? This is the type of thing you really need to have in hand. I just had...
AU50 maybe 53... There appears to be wear evident over much of the face and hair, plus the eagles breast is somewhat flattened from what looks...
If there's no rub on it, I'd say MS64RB or BN. I can't tell how much red is really left by the picture.
Actually, I think you forgot VF-25 and VF-35.
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