I thought I saw something in this auction that wasn't really there and, for a moment, felt it would be good to share that with everyone. Then,...
I think what you are seeing is called 'price cycling' or something like that. Some bigtime dealer will start offering a lot for something common....
http://www.heritagecoins.com/common/search_items.php?cboDenomination=SMS+Jefferson+Nickels%3A&txtSearch=&hdnSearch=True&hdnSubmitted=True&Sale_No=3...
Forward the email to spoof@ebay.com. They love these things.
Die cracks on steel cents are very common, even small die breaks or chips. The steel planchets were much harder than the copper and the dies...
I agree that it is a shame that a few 'coin' dealers are taking advantage of the Ebay platform to out and out rip people off, especially novice...
Found a nice stash of 1946D Type 1 obverse hub Roosevelt dimes, Breen 3699. These are described as having weak and misshapened designers initials...
Some of the Chinese coins depicting dragons can be awesome (do the animals have to be real??). And, of course, the buffalo on the Buffalo nickel,...
Nope. Just a receipt and the slabbed coin, a 1971S Ike dollar.
Got the coin today, speedy delivery. Coin is FSG slabbed/graded MS67, I think it is a decent MS65, pretty much as the picture showed. Paid...
Got my first California 25c in change last week.
One thing to watch out for in the future is retribution. This seller can easily re-register as another person (may already have a second seller...
OK. It's official. This guy is a rip-off. He is offering another coin identical to the one I just bought and is using the same photos for both...
Well, I'm a little worried now. The seller guarantees the coin pictured is the coin he is selling, but he has another identical coin for sale and...
Couldn't resist. I had to buy a $500 MS67 FSG slabbed coin for only $12.95 from this seller. I'll post the results when I receive the coin. If...
There are about 25 different doubled die obverses for the 1966 SMS Kennedy half with most showing a doubled chin profile, some a lot, others just...
The flow lines are caused by little spots of impurities in the metal on the surface of the blank. Proof coins with no flow marks under 5x...
Pretty neat! High grade 1965 SMS halves are always good to have in your collection. I think any high grade SMS coin is a good investment,...
I sold my MS67 P and D mint Ikes at $350 - $600 each. OUCH! That was big bucks back then, but now even the commons are $1000+. But, I'd been...
SMS Sets have been a specialty of mine since the late 1960's. Can you post some photos? Looking to see what kinds of cameos are out there....
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