As an Iowan born and raised (living in Colorado for 17 years) I have to *TRY* to like that coin...but I don't. I've been to Effigy Mounds and it...
There is a user on this very forum (I don't remember the name, sorry!) who gave me a known counterfeit 1909-S VDB cent because he knows I teach...
True for me, too. It's the place to buy the keys and semi-keys for your series, because the vast majority of the sellers have a great reputation...
What he said. Also eBay isn’t the best place to buy coins. I use Heritage Auctions and Collectors Corner.
Full Bands denotes something specific on the reverse. The fasces (bundle of sticks) has bands around it to hold the sticks together. On...
Yes. The dirt around the letters and devices with clean fields is a key giveaway.
PICTURE!!!!!
You were right, I'm not sure why he got excited. That old lady has a lot of bag marks, too!
The 1916-d is the key to the set. You can regularly find them in AG3 for a few hundred bucks, and they are very common in G4. G6 is a bit of a...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I paid $1050 for a 1916-d mercury dime in G6 certified by PCGS. It completed my business strike date-and-mint-mark...
I'm in the 65 camp. Nice toning.
I'll go with MS-65, and I think a lot of collectors would pay a little extra for the nice eye appeal and toning.
I'm fortunate to live within driving distance of the ANA. They know me on a first name basis at the library! I haven't been over there to see...
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Interesting grade on that one. It looks cleaned to me.
I just caught on to this thread. What news on the coin? Oh, and I think it was mentioned, the coin is 1893, not 1983. Such coins were not being...
I use Numismedia.
Do you guys think it's a G4? AG3?
Dude...I've asked several coin supply manufacturers to make these as plastic or cardboard plugs. How did you make them and cut them perfectly...
For the age it's not bad at all. If you have one of those coin folders where you're trying to fill all the dates and mint marks, that one would...
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