This one is graded AU-55. [ATTACH] The photos of the coin in the OP are too dark to decide if the piece has artificial toning or not. You need...
The amazing thing about that dealer is that I had bought an 1854-D Three Dollar Gold Piece from them a few months before they started attacking...
Unfortunately it looks like the plastic is turning yellow which is housing the coins. It's probably because it's 42+ years old. Yea, it's a dumb...
AU-58 is one of my favorite grades for old coins which are not easily found in Mint State. It makes no sense to me to have a coin like this 1964-D...
Yes, Fine details, net graded to Good-Very Good because of pitting and corosion. The purists don't like net grading, but you need to use something...
My problem is not with the CAC company but with its extreme advocates. They’ll post stuff like, “CAC has reviewed EVERY worthwhile coin,” “All...
If he doesn’t want it, I might.
It's a good site, but you have to pull your punches with respect to PCGS. I spend more time, and do more teaching here. There are few CAC...
I collect far more coins than just cents. The end of the cent only disappointment is that a denomination that has the most complete year set...
I don’t have one of those. I am not a die variety collector. It was the result of an error where the date was punched in up-side down and then...
Like I said before, the eBay AI is mentally challenged. The truth is all eBay cares about is collecting money. The fact that that money is earned...
Here are a couple of large cents in my "one cent per year, 1793 to date collection. I bought this 1796 Draped Bust cent knowing that it would...
Here are three pieces from my short set of "Walkers." Hats to @dwhiz for the great photography on his short set. I've not been able to get the...
Yea, if it’s stamped “COPY” that’s bad, but if it’s an unmarked counterfeit, that’s consistent with eBay’s policies. :mad:
But it’s made of “unadulterated gold!” It might be plated with 24k gold, but that’s only skin deep.
I view Edward VI as "What might have been." He was very intelligent and well educated, yet his fragile health resulted in his early death. Here...
Prohibition started in 1920. Although the '20s were called "roaring," it was illegal to get a beer that contained alcohol. By 1928, a going number...
Most advanced large cent collectors who are willing to pay a few hundred dollars for one coin, would rather have a straight graded coin which is...
The nice, no problem Classic Head large cents have gotten so expensive that $100 is not beyond a possibility, but that would be full retail. The...
Just to follow up on this. In 1980 the “smart guys” told us that there was the "collectors' market" and the "investors' market." The two were...
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