Found it on Ebay, negotiated with the seller, sent it successfully to CAC. Best coin I found on Ebay.[ATTACH]
I collect older, mostly large silver and gold coins. Mintage of 40K is not unusual, and most are between 40,000 and 100,000 original mintage. Of...
Carson City AU58 w CAC[ATTACH]
Latest CAC coin for me - 1799 $1, VF35. One of only a few early silver pieces I have. There are a ton of these out there compared to many other...
The survival rates of certain coins is very interesting. I recently obtained a few early coins - half dollars and a dollar - and was astounded...
Hah! likely doubled your money?
True, true. Hah, the trick is to sell on the inflationary "up-cline"! Easier said than done!
I would definitely say that the Mr. Shippee caught a good wave! He also held most of his coins for a long time - and most of them were coins that...
It has to be fun and interesting or it's probably better to put your money somewhere else - but it is a diversification strategy - and you...
I certainly agree with what everyone has said, but I do have a personal theory/strategy for some of my coin purchases. Always one to measure...
Ah, but what about the $20? The upper line in the bottom loop of the three is in the same place on both issues - but, the shape of it is...
Well - maybe. Here's another diagnostic picture from a different $10 (this picture is attributed to NGC, the first one was PCGS - the double eagle...
Wow - only one line, but it's in exactly the same position as the top line on the $20. Can't be a coincidence - and if they are both re-cut...
That's an interesting coin. Excellent!
Interesting - other 53/2 overdates? Can you suggest some? I'd like to see what they look like. I've tried some primitive overlays myself. It...
I see in Doug Winter's blog that there is controversy over the status of this Type 1 Double Eagle variety - as noted by NGC and PCGS now...
And a better picture of the 1806 half (didn't CAC - maybe because of the dings?) I might try taking it in again - in person: [ATTACH]
Interesting thought - here's a different, more recent pic of the capped bust - to me, the coin looks more original than in the first picture I...
Looking for original surfaces - maybe these two? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Given how difficult it is to get a CAC sticker on an AU50, maybe AU53 is the new 50? The one I posted here yesterday is a CAC'ed 45.
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