I agree...it takes a lot of effort to produce a fake..why deal with an SLQ when there are much larger markets & opportunities for coins like the...
I'm sure buying online works for some people..I just don't think it would work for me. I want to see the coin in hand and know who I am buying...
So true..I doubt I will ever buy a coin from a photo..slabbed or not.
Well..I'm not all that surprised. My gold dealer friend has one coin (a ten dollar Indian) with a noticeable gash in the cheek and it was graded...
Oh...I definitely recall you saying it had Art Nouveau leanings...but neither Jack or I said that. As far as the re-design of the SLQ, I'll...
So..back from the bike ride..did a little digging. This whole discussion started when I stated that Arizona Jack incorrectly labeled the SLQ as...
My neighbor is a gold coin dealer, so I've had a number of opportunities to drool...er look at a number of PCGS graded St. Gaudens. On a few of...
Lots of good stuff in this post...I can't reply now because I'm headed out on a bike ride..picture perfect 75 degree weather. Thanks for the...
Oh yeah..your reply triggered my memory about a rather spirited thread concerning "dark side" and U.S. coins. One of the discussions being tossed...
I had forgotten about this quote by Teddy Roosevelt. He is one of my favorite presidents. Hard not to like a president who set up the National...
I did not know this about the 1926...thanks for the info..this forum is great.
tmoneyeagles..forgot to thank you for providing all of the history behind the coin. I learned a lot. Like many groundbreaking endeavors in...
I have a passion for good design..whether it's coins or vacuum cleaners.. This is an incredible coin design..it's timeless, stylistically unique...
So now we have the perfect strategy for winning the hearts and souls of those male-dominated dictatorships around the world...give them Liberty...
I do not think it's art deco..art deco started around 1925..SLQ design circa 1916 is neo-classical...re-hash of greek and roman style.. Still a...
Well, after all the thread asked "What is the most beautiful coin in the world." Certainly, I wouldn't mind being her escort, but she'll have to...
Well, I didn't get the answer to the question I was asking in a roundabout way, but will ask in a more direct way now: " Do you think the figure...
I believe you're right that "coin collecting would not be a whole lot of fun if I had unlimited resources." Often times, the journey is more fun...
From what I've read, when the Morgan was introduced in 1878, there was a lot of criticism about the design (both obverse & reverse). Many worthy...
The standing liberty is actually dynamic and she is obviously a creature in motion and shows perhaps more movement than either the Walker or the...
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