That means Very Poor Coin Shopping Experience. Don't know how many out there are familiar with an organiaztion called Harlan J. Berk, Ltd but here...
You just have to be carefull of what you say and how you say it at garage/yard sales and same at estate sales. Never act as though whatever they...
I agree to start trying to collect stuff like that. Therer are actual error coins and then there are the fun ones. Yours is the fun type. There...
Value of errors?????????? That is a tough one. There is no actual real guaranteed prices on error coins. Few coin books, magazines,...
If that is doubling then that coin could go up in value into the hundreds. The error boom is growing. Again, try Chuck at copercoins.com
It's been said oh so many times here already but I'll just stick my 5 cents in also. Just went to a coin show last Sunday. One dealer specializes...
2) There is probably no changing your mind on this one but I have seen hundreds upon hundreds of old circulated coins that have not tarnished at...
Not sure but I think when he was referring to original penny color he was referring to the copper color. If this is in fact what you are referring...
Am I nuts or is the photo a little off. The date also appears to be doubled and so dose the Liberty. I agree though that the thing under the S...
That is not real common with Jefferson Nickels but is very common with Buffalo Nickels and Mercury Dimes. It would bring a few dollars more that...
Just got my notice in the mail about the upcoming 31st Chicago International Coin Fair. Don't know how many ou you out there are going but just in...
Not sure of your age and don't want to kid you if your a YN. That is a Young Numismatist otherwise none as a coin collector but you do sound...
WD-40????????? Then what? Light the coin? Please read the can. Contains Petroleum Distillates. Caution, contents are Flammable. That stuff will...
As already mentioned several times now the Red Book by R.S.Yeoman and published by Whitman is the best for general information. If you are just...
If your interested in coin terminology, you may want to visit the PCGS web site and ask that same question there. One of the members posted a link...
Your probably right there GDJMSP, but I usually try to add a note after something stupid so people would know not for real. Such as that part...
I agree with not getting them slabbed. You should start a coin collection in honor of your grandfather maybe. It could be something to hand down...
Not really sure but just looks like the normal lack of quality control at the Mint. Seen stuff like that on nickels, dimes, etc. No big thing....
One dealer I know was telling me he once bought a raw 16D Merc from a guy he knew for many, many years. He sent it in for grading and it came back...
Mostly the term Gem, choice gem, brilliant, etc are terms that many dealers add on to a coin when they are pushing it as a really nice coin. As...
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