It's basically a formalized way of passing along messages to current owners that someone might be interested in buying the item. You'd be...
65+1
MS Chain cent $5 gold dated in the 1820s 1870-S half dime
I certainly agree on the star designation; looks to be nice, heavy, natural toning. I also agree that the dies look heavily worn. At a glance,...
I was torn between 66 and 67; the coin is nice, but the luster might keep it down.
We sold an authentic 2 tailed clad quarter a few years back.
They both have their strengths. The Red Book's strengths are well-documented and covered in this thread. Yes, the prices are inaccurate, but they...
PCGS still designates Genuine without a details grade by default, but you can choose to have the details grade included. The slab pictured in the...
:( I'm in mourning... I think I have a Niners round from one of their Super Bowl years, but it would take a good deal of digging to find. As for...
I've never done this, but it might be worth sending to NCS for conservation; they may be able to do something about the tape lines.
What he said.
These coins are Moroccan. Morocco has used geometric designs on many of their coins, and, somewhat uniquely, they write their Arabic dates in...
67 if the grader was in a good mood
Wow. Those are scary!
I agree -- mint state details or close, but harshly cleaned, possibly long ago. This kind of thing really does make a good heirloom; I still...
Is that coin double-struck? I ask because of a very odd rim on the obverse around 9-10 o'clock.
There's nothing sinister here. Anonymous buyer means only that the winner did not want to be identified publicly. As a rule we do not identify...
No idea whether it's real, but if so it certainly could be Peruvian; I think I see the mintmark. These were very crudely made coins, but those...
I think it's well-established that at least one of these is privately owned. Another is in the Smithsonian (I've seen this one). Any estimate of...
Spoken like someone who's been there. ;)' To the OP: Gratz!
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