Well I usually post a year-end top 10 but I didn't do one last year, so how about a top 25 to catch up? I couldn't narrow it down to 20. Hungary...
There are multiple types of specimens. They can be a coin with special striking and handling and/or a special finish produced for collectors,...
What everyone else said is on point. You've got about $25 worth of coins there that you significantly overpaid for. Some advice, stick to...
I'll be honest I was not prepared to see this many elephants in this thread. Good job!
Great. I just bought a copy of this book. Thanks for the suggestion.
You did better than I did. I only found a listing for the one I bought. It makes sense for this error for there to be others. I think it would...
So I picked up a Columbian Expo ticket that appears to be missing the blue overprint layer, namely the large seal, the serial number, and the...
What's the opposite of a cherry pick called?
Oh wow I missed the $1 part somehow. This set seems much more doable now! I completed a set of $1 small note major and minor types, but the only...
You have a 1933 $10 SC?
Technically speaking there are traces of tooling. It's just that they also accompany the unmentioned excessive tooling.
Bare hands are safest. The only time I use gloves they are nitrile and for conservation with more irritating chemicals.
Anyone going? I'll be there for the duration. Say hello if you spot me on the floor or post here if you want to meet up.
A great piece. Congrats.
We all seem to agree that a hairline is a type of scratch, so then hairlines should be included in the definition. It is a completely separate...
Eye appeal on number 1 is great, but that hit on the reverse right in the focal area really ruins it for me. I don't like the eye appeal of number...
Yeah I'm in for this.
They're probably experiencing about two years worth of submissions coming in all at once. It's understandable.
A market in this context is all commerce pertaining to a logical grouping of collectibles, which includes buyers and sellers, marketplaces, laws...
For sure ancients, some world markets, to a significant degree medals and tokens. I've had buyers refuse a medal for no reason other than because...
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