Is there a sure-fire way to tell if a coin would receive a Cameo designation by PCGS/NGC? I have some proof 3CN in regular holders that appear...
OUCH! They know how to add insult to injury. I'd be more than a little teed off also. How much did you lose on the transaction in question?
Thank you for looking into those books (I don't have them handy here at work). I feel a tad bit vindicated, since I did a bit of research using...
Yep, already got that book (I noted it above, although not by name). I love that book and I believe it was money well spent. It doesn't talk a...
Oops, I stand corrected on the 1877 price. I was doing it from memory (no CDN in front of me at the time) and I guess I remembered the '09S...
Okay....perhaps, I appear to have been too harsh on my father and this didn't read right. My father and I have a great relationship and he...
This weekend I'm going to be looking at purchasing a number of raw Indian Cents and I must admit that I don't have a lot of knowledge in the area...
Enter me! http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?p=31424
Recently, I was at a coin shop and the dealer, a customer (who originated the joke), and myself were joking about how funny it would be if some...
I recently read in one of these life in the 1800's books that Five & Dime stores had a mind-blowing amount of goods that only cost five cents....
You're right. I didn't clarify what I was referring to. I think someone still needed a 2-3 cents a day to survive, foodwise. But, perhaps if...
I would totally agree with you that our cent today is worth less than the 1/2 cent was when it was retired in 1857. 100% true. However, just for...
I have to ask the obvious question about these off-beat grading companies... Who are the graders? Given the above picture, it would appear...
My entry: http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?t=4058
I found the newest PCGS Grading reprint an amazing book. I know I'll be turning to this one over and over again. I use it in combination with...
That IS a great idea! I appreciate all the ideas this thread has given me. I'm still contemplating my break into part-time coin dealing and this...
This response I'm sure will prove to be extremely helpful in my new quest. Thank you...thank you...thank you. By any chance, are they any...
Funny thing is I didn't notice that he was wearing gloves. It looked like just his plain fingers. But....still scary.
All I can say is "AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH" What a MORON! Okay, maybe I'm just a little passionate about early proofs, but this type of stuff drives...
How about scanning coins inside of a slab? My Canon scanner is incapable of properly focusing on the coin inside the slab. Which scanners (any...
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