Is that a goatee? Kind of looks like Napoleon III. At least that's the first figure that came in to my mind. Of course, being on a British coin...
I found a Coronet large cent that appears to have an unusual error. I'm really not knowledgeable on errors, and I was hoping some CT members might...
As someone who has recently transitioned from being exclusively a collector, to a dealer as well, I can speak to a number of points. 1. As...
What are some reputable alternative services to gavelsnipe?
It's down for me as well. Very inopportune day for it to crash!
To the point of buying raw coins and hoping for certification; I would definitely not pursue that too heavily. I do a lot of eBay gambling and...
Great set, even better write up about it.
I found this 1819 Coronet in a cull lot of large cents I bought. I thought it was a foreign coin at first, but it definitely is an 1819 Coronet...
Update: Ebay closed the case today and refunded me. Quickest I've ever seen them do that. I'm guessing they are bringing the hammer down on this guy.
I just started the claim with ebay. The lady on the phone indicated that if the seller failed to make it right with me after 3 days then when I...
Yeah it is really bizarre. He obviously scammed a lot of other people. 43 negatives in the last month. The coin I won pales in the comparison to...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/381137006557?_trksid=p2059210.m2749.l2648&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT Should have included this in the OP.
There is a seller under the tag tpqcollect that has been listing some higher end US coins the last few weeks. I purchased one of these coins and...
I think the registry sets have a big factor in the PCGS premium. I think it sort of lends itself to choosing the holder over the coin.
As a collector of pretty much only certified coins I stick to PCGS and NGC because that is all that the NGC custom registry sets allow. However,...
Pass on it... that is not a good looking coin in my opinion. That coin will look even worse in hand.
Your V Nickel set is coming along nicely. I have always loved that type. My personal favorite of the Charles Barber designs.
That's what I was afraid of... I didn't want to jump the gun and say this is one of the worst market graded lib caps I've seen....but it sadly is.
I had a Seated Liberty Dollar in a ACCUGRADE F12 holder. Cracked it and sent it to NGC and it crossed at F15. I was pleased!
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1796-PCGS-G06-Liberty-Cap-Large-Cent-Item-E349-/391029051929?pt=Coins_US_Individual&hash=item5b0b25d219 Am I dreaming on...
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