I agree with both Lehigh and 900 on the technical asessment of this example. The grade on the slab is a moot point in the case of coins of this...
This is HBCC-3021, Breen-6128 Rarity-4 The obverse die is well spaced with the last date numeral 5 slightly closer and lower than 182....
Most people, like myself, seek out and prefer "crusty dirty" coins.
Dick Osburn just sold a PCGS PR04 Original J-60 descibed as: "I seldom see these coins in low grades without problems. A rare opportunity to get...
Call it whatever you want but, if you are going to do it; you might as well do it right. Read this book: Coin Chemistry by Weimar W. White...
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I agree w/ 900fine...266b genuine
Do you want a set of originals, restrikes, or both?
No, it is not smart to submit an unc roll and HOPE "to get some good grades.' Do you know anything about grading and the grading standards used...
"... I have made enough money to satisfy both my needs and my caprices. I take only such cases now as interest me, and to be frank, my interest in...
The bills are nice but, I'd kill to own some of the plates made to print them and to meet the steady hand that engraved them.
Cob 8 reales; pillars/waves, Potosi mint, Philip V, assayer M, dated 1737, grades fine/very fine. Looks like a cast fake though. Doug would be...
I see little difference between the marketing tactics used in these auctions and the ones you employ on your ebay page and youtube page....
Lee is one of the good guys. If I remember right, he was either a founding father of PCGS or one of their early graders when the TPG first...
In most cases a coin is dipped before submission to the TPGs and then over time, a reaction occurs after the coin is slabbed and toning or...
O-108 xf+ or AU- details but, it looks cleaned with artificial secondary toning.
Coinnet or http://www.certifiedcoinexchange.com/ which was bought by pcgs and charges approx. $400/month for dealers. There is also a public...
From The Complete Guide to Liberty Seated Half Dollars by Wiley and Bugert. WB-101. NORMAL DATE. (MANY DIES) Many marriages exist for this...
"colonial mules" For the past few months I have been searching for a cool mule to add to my "colonial" type set and here are two examples of,...
I really like it looks like XF+ from the photos ( a lot of chatter in the right obverse field). It probably looks better in hand as TT has...
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