I like any coin without a motto. Nice!
Wow, thanks for the great responses. I asked because now and then I find myself with this sort of choice and I wondered what other folks were...
There's nothing I've ever sold that I wish I still had - however there are several Morgan CC's that I wish I had sold for more money :)
in a relatively valuable US issue - say something worth more than $1000 in either case (relatively rare silver coinage or older gold - not super...
Ebay has automated checks on this sort of thing that often catch insider/self bidding.Not always, of course, but the penalty if you get caught...
A question: I don't know much about old silver (or new for that matter) but I know a little about no motto gold, and especially type one double...
Gorgeous! From the pictures it looks like you got the pick of the litter - regardless of grade.
"finding a way to micropolish coins evenly with something softer than silver and that they'd naturally encounter in their normal everyday use"...
That's a good idea. thanks.
In his book about Type I Double Eagles, Doug Winter includes an interesting description (by Bob Evans) of how the coins from the SS Central...
It depends so much on what it is and why you do it! Rare contemporaries - who cares. Rare historical coins in high collector grades - better get...
But it isn't easy to get a collector membership! I've had to go through dealers to get coins submitted - their membership for collectors is...
Went for $3831, third time out. Seems to go down about a grand each time he sells it. Just did a little research on Heritage site - I agree in...
I suspect the same. Were I inclined -- or looking for a coin like that, I'd prefer that it had been authenticated by NGC or PCGS - details or...
A philadelphia 1840 $2.50 piece, first year of issue - one of 80 estimated to exist in any grade. R 8.2 (It's graded AU50)[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Interesting auction piece. It was actually sold twice already. The selling price came down $1000 from the first sale ($5900 ish) to the second...
Free is good. It will be interesting to hear about the result.
It's odd, but I have a preference for NGC because of the way the coins look in them and their "consumer" services are really good - so I tend to...
With vintage gold as you describe, I would prefer NGC or PCGS certification - and if they are actually certifiable, not details, they will be...
In his book about type 1 double eagles, there is an interesting piece by Doug Winter on how he "cleaned" - restored I suppose is a better word,...
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