Personally - I would not slab this coin. The cost would be as much as the coin is worth itself. I would grade this coin as VF.
I would highly recommend more than 1 book be used. Read and study as much as you can. But you can start off with the ANA's Grading Standards...
jimmy - Learning how to detect a cleaned coin can be as difficult, if not more so than learning how to grade coins. So - if you would just go...
I do not think that is a waffle produced by the Mint - the pattern is different. And on most of the waffled coins produced by the Mint - one can...
As with many stories like this - this one is a mix of truth and fiction. The more a story is told - the more it tends to become embellished. And...
There were a great many people from other nations who helped us win our independence. Perhaps that's why we have always helped other nations ever...
The coin you pictured appears to look like an 1819 half crown. But the half crown was struck in silver and that coin does not appear to be silver....
Thanks for the additional pics. As for sending it to be slabbed and/or conserved - it's not really worth it. It would cost more to do this than...
Yes the ransom was paid and he was released. But after a bit of further research I have found that this first installment of the agreed upon...
Well ya don't find these too often - and you certainly don't find them in this condition. I consider this a once in a lifetime find. You have...
A larger city will not likely produce better results. The offers you received are pretty much standard and to be expected. I would not be one bit...
There have been many, many threads written on this subject. I suggest you search for them and read them. But short and sweet. First of all you...
Whether you clean them or not - the 2x2s will still produce more cardboard dust. It is not advisable to store high grade or valuable coins in 2x2s...
According to statements issued by the Mint - there are no sets or coins of any kind or from any year sitting in the vaults. This is a common...
To be able to answer your question we need a little better pic. Now I am just guessing - but did you enlarge the picture ? If so - please post it...
It's a medal issued by the US Mint in the Uncirculated Mint sets. There is one for Denver, and one for Philadelphia.
Probably correct - but all major coin shows have a day in the beginning only open to dealers with tables at the show and those willing to pay a...
Just a bit of confusion here. The Ike with 3 varieties is the '72. The link Geod provided illustrates them quite nicely. The first two varieties...
Viewing a lot of coins is always good when trying to work on your grading skills. You can never see enough. As for dealers discussing things -...
As they say - beauty is in the eye of the beholder. So when it comes to toning - what you may think ugly I may think beautiful. So there is no...
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