Have you seen his auctions? He apparently has millions of coins found by a metal detector (if you add up all his BS auctions) And with a...
They do have tough standards. I'm thinking about submitting this coin, but I'm afraid they will only give it an ms-69, and therefore not slab...
Excellent, I will track down a penny with some carbon spots, and post the results of my experiment, assuming I get anything interesting.
I was wondering if this appears to be a "carbon spot". I'm doing an experiment in the lab tonight, or tommorrow, most likely tommorrow :) to see...
I would say that if a dealer is unfriendly, then he should kiss off. Pardon my french. There is only one dealer that I will buy coins from, and...
Well, I don't think there is a best book, I think the red book is a very good book to have, but I would also look at things like realized auction...
I know this was directed at speedy, but I'll say for one thing, they don't price things like full split bands, or full bell lines etc. Also, they...
Anacs is very conservative in my opinion, I sent off a coin and it came back pr-65 , and then sent it to pcgs who gave it a proof 67 deep camo
Also, what is the denomination of your 1988 gold piece? 5,10,25, 50 dollars?
It's hard to say if it would be worth it to get graded without seeing the coin. Once you post a picture, people here will definitely help you.
I can't say about hairlines or anything, as all I have to go by in this case are the picturs (looking at coins on ebay, not to buy, just to learn...
Sweet. Count me in.
On an unrelated note, is ebay currently messed up? The side panel on the left of the screen sticks way out to the right for me at the moment.
I'm still new to determining if coins have been cleaned or not, but the reverse of this coin really makes me think it has been dipped. It just...
I think it is worth between 1.30-2.00 dollars, but I am not positive.
It's a 1903 5 dollar gold piece : )
Wow, you found that on the beach? I'd say it is worth about 150 dollars.
You are only 16? Wow, if I knew as much about coins as you do at that age (or even my current age), well I'd know a lot more about coins.
If they are narrow rim, they are probably not worth too much, unless for some reason they are in unusually good condition. If you have wide rim...
Here is a site that has a good general description of many errors, may be a good place to start (although not for wide AM)...
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