Until you get a good idea of what you like and such, stick with going to shows and visiting local dealers. You don't NEED to buy anything. Just go...
That's what I hate about Washingtons, they are so hard to grade for me. The 1934 I wouldn't have said any higher than 62 and the 1935 no higher...
I wouldn't pay about 62 money for it with those pictures. In hand I may pay more. The reverse really hurts the grade.
That's the game you got to play. PCGS will get more submissions this way because people are taking a chance.
I always use three staples. Left, right, and bottom of the coin. It still stays nice and tight. Flat clinch staplers rock.
They are also quite ugly. Lincolns, Washingtons, Franklins, and Kennedy's are heavily collected and still have a high production rate. Roosie's...
I've heard of and seen people using a ruler to determine the difference between regular, PL, and DMPL coins. I think it was if you could see the...
There are just too many of them produced and really aren't hard to come by. The only real "rarity" are the higher grade full torches. A lot of...
For a cell phone camera, that's pretty darn good! It's a nice coin. I'd call it a 60/61. What worries me are the black spots on the reverse and...
Let's just say that was true and platinum dropped $200 in one day. What would cause such a huge drop in price? Certainly demand just doesn't fall...
Provided this isn't some fake, people will pay a small premium for that. There is a market, although small, for error slabs and demo slabs.
They have pure acetone at Wal-Mart near the finger nail polish remover junk. ONYX Professional 100% Pure Acetone "Nail Polish Remover" It's...
Your best bet is to buy yourself a copy of the Red Book. That way you'll be able to tell which coins are worth something and which aren't. Keep in...
No idea but I'm sure it wouldn't be worth it. It would take a lot of energy to melt nickel and then trying to seperate the two...yuck.
Good set and start. I see Merc rolls going for $55+ with a large majority being in AG-VG condition. I'd say you got yourself a nice deal. That's...
I've used rubbing alcohol on mine. No noticeable damage.
Whatever you feel looks good! I'm doing my 7070 in all UNC to start with and eventually do another one in all proofs (I wish to complete that...
That would be a very cool looking holder and set. I want to see pictures when it happens!
Interesting spread of opinions. The 1909 had MS64 written on the 2x2. I completely ignored it and assigned a MS63+ to it myself. The 1910 had...
Thanks everyone. Looks like I did get a good deal then. Here I was thinking only in my mind was it a good one. Haha.
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