All good points, but I am trying to work on a PR70 set to leave to one of the grandkids down the road. In all likelihood I cannot tell the...
I hope so on the sell side. I have a set that is complete except for the 95-W. I held off, thankfully, when the price hit $25k knowing it would...
seems like the silver eagle peaked a few years back at $25k and then eased off to $15k. A really nice and rare one for your collection and I would...
thanks, just plodding along in the slow lane these days
Steve I should have added that when doing a study like this I will at times buy coins that I find somewhat off as to grade or detail as a...
Well keep in mind that I said "ugly duckling" and I had some problems with the grade. I should have included this link...
This coin speaks to even "ugly ducklings" having a life. [ATTACH] The color is toning and not a foreign substance and believe it or not it...
This coin is the opposite of the one above and is toned in the normal use of the term. This is an MS65 and unlike many or most in the series does...
If my memory is right Whitehead and Hoag also struck the Stone Mountain Children's Honor Roll medals. So they were well known and apparently...
Right answer and probably the right perspective. I had over 300 relatives who were in the CSA that I can document and there were probably others....
[ATTACH] I cannot remember if I have posted this one before, but it is a good example of what I think is NOT a toned coin. When I purchased it I...
Well I keep trying to buy some, but the owners/sellers are really proud of them no matter what the grade
leeg's explanation is certainly thorough and I would only say that I have a little more at http://www.stonemountainhalf.com/harvestcampaign.html...
Certainly true and unfortunately unless they pass them along to other collectors their heirs might just let them go for next to no premium.
Outside of this discussion I am working on a die study of the series (all SMH not counterstamps) and it is proving to be quite interesting. I...
The color is unusual, but it can also be the exposure on the camera. I would get it graded and end all doubt. If you look at my VAM 6A examples...
I found this one and thought it a little unusual that it had retained so much color at the AU55 grade. [ATTACH] Then I got it in hand and...
Interestingly I read a report on silver this past week on what is holding prices down and it seemed like a three pronged problem. 1. Too much...
We have trouble finding any Stone Mountain halves without some type discoloration, so when we find one that is actually toned it is a treat. This...
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