I think you and the seller started off on the wrong foot. It sounds like he might be embarrassed by his own shady dealings and has shut down on...
I've tried to spend Kennedy Halves at a McDonald's and the lady at the cash register told me she couldn't accept foreign money.....
All beautiful examples, but that Maximinus has to be my favorite as well. Bold strike, nice centering, and it must not have seen hardly any...
Indeed, and I like this more personalized method of manufacturing as well as thinking of who owned the coin before me. Yes, this is going to be a...
Wow, thank you all for the wonderful responses! I'm glad for the info and to hear these were fairly sound purchases. Over paying by a little...
Beautiful examples MaineBill! Here's one of mine...it has a ghastly reverse with that glue spot in the upper right hand corner, but I like it...
Thank you right kindly Medoraman, I greatly appreciate the welcome and look forward learning more about this "new world". Hate to say it, but the...
I've really enjoyed seeing everyone's Ancient coins on here, so after 20 years of collecting only United States coins, you've finally turned me to...
Too much wear for that white of a coin...... I'm sorry to say it looks cleaned to my eyes as well. (To clarify: with so many details worn, you...
Well, it looks like an OK coin and if they increase in value that much 1 grade higher, I'd prolly keep it. But if you don't know for sure don't...
Something about high value raw copper always scares me. I'm only seeing it on my tablet, and can't really tell, but I bet dollars to doughnuts...
Red Book prices vary widely because it is only issued once a year, which (in recent years) hasn't been enough to keep up with the spot prices of...
Cheap tuition!
Agreed on all points .....It's more than important to understand what damage & cleaning look like, it is imperative. There are far too many...
But whether or not people will pay $27 is the question....
Nickel in 70 would be $10, Half at $15 on a good day, Dime in 70 would be $10, and $27 per Peace. I value them at $89, so it sounds like a fair...
Indeed! I've always wanted one of those sesquicentennial halves, too! Nice gifts & Happy birthday :-)
Interesting thought! I was figuring that the pictures were taken by a window and that the colors were a reflection of the sky, but if the coin...
More than likely a cleaning victim, especially since I see no traces of luster.....but hey it looks awfully nice condition wise & add a bargain...
Believe the OP has made a couple threads about this coin from years past... It's a lovely piece, but I'm no good at grading the intricacies of...
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