Does this count? This is the first coin I ever owned. I've told the story of it many times. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I only posted a snapshot of half of a page. The study in the full report has about 10 pages of data tables. You can read it here:...
Doug, the US mint would tend to disagree with you. This is a page from the 1902 mint annual report, where they did exactly this study. [ATTACH]
I feel like asking for help is cheating in a trivia contest. Especially asking a coin forum.... If you don't know, you don't win the prizes....
B is by far my first choice. E and F would be good choices if they matched the rest of my set. None of them are prooflike, so in reality I'd...
My white whale was a Prooflike Capped Bust Half. I was finally able to obtain one in NGC MS-63PL [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The real skill is finding the sellers with pictures that just hint at the color... but when you get it in hand, it is amazing. Honestly, I've...
Very interesting analysis, thanks. Those premiums seem to be fairly in line with what they have been for years.
How about Prooflike Prezzies doing disappearing acts? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Well, you paid a strong price for a holed coin in Poor-1 grade (how do you details grade a PR-01?). $125 was quite optimistic to begin with. As...
Oooh, those are some nice smooth even grey surfaces with a bit of cameo. I like your new purchase! I don't own a capped bust quarter, as none...
Yes, that is a common. This is one of the reasons TPGs exist. But, learning the difference helps build your confidence - and at the very least,...
Peru 1/2 Dinero, NGC MS-63DPL [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
A lot of it has to do with the luster. If the luster is full and unbroken in the fields (as your coin shows) and on the high points (as your coin...
Yes, the nickel has been a loser for nearly 20 years. Proposing to get rid of the nickel has always seemed so much more extreme, but it also...
But more importantly, do you know the name of the bison on the nickel?
Wow! Not to crap on your old one... but your new one is way nicer!
Haha, when I first looked at the picture it looked like 1555 and I was like... John, that's not prime. Then I realised it was a 3. Very nice coin.
When I hear of Morgan varieties requiring over 5000 for little bitty things you need a microscope for.... the simple Capped Bust Half under-500...
I voted to pass them out over the next few years. You might intrigue a new collector? If you just dump them, you get a couple bucks and its...
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