I personally would want it certified. I am NOT going to put out that much money on the chance it might be as good as it looks AND not cleaned.
The more I look at that 1811, the more stuff I see, particularly on the reverse. Die cracks over "UNITED"? Repunched "0" in "50"? And I have no...
Not a stupid question. You didn't know, so you asked. Stupid would have been NOT asking and remaining clueless. Smart is asking and learning....
I'm not so sure about that being a die crack on the reverse of the 1811. Way too straight for my comfort. Never seen one that linear. I'd have to...
There were almost 450,000,000 struck in Philly, and over 485,000,000 struck in Denver. You'll spend maybe a dollar each for raw MS-65 pieces. If...
Nice coin that's had a tough life. For a starting point, I see it as having XF details. But the damage seems rather extensive. Not sure you could...
I've just made my first bid on Teletrade (ends tomorrow.) So no stories to tell there. But maybe soon. Otherwise I'm all eBay. Haven't been to...
Try this. 1. Get the CDN Ask price (think of it as the wholesale price.) 2. Get the Coin World or PCGS price (think of it as the retail price.) 3....
I don't know about the relative toughness of the TPGs with regard to Full Steps. My 1941 FS and 1941-D FS coins are both PCGS. I do know they all...
And here's the commemoratives I've gotten recently. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
I've been talking the talk. Guess it's time to walk the walk. The most important coin I got recently is the one that completes my birthyear set....
I've got the monthly subscription. That covers everything except from about 1950 on.
My understanding is that BU is the MS-60 to MS-62 range. It's a nebulous grade and really requires a person to be able to grade UNC coins...
Nothing in Breen's Encyclopedia.
I used to collect coins of Britain and Commonwealth minted during the reign of King George VI (1937-1952.) The coins are long gone but I still...
The unfortunate part is that there are many people who will believe his hype and bid the items up. I own this bridge in NYC ....
Yeh, I'll be there. Note that it starts on the 24th, not the 25th. My favorite dealer says it's now about the same size as the Vienna show, but...
That's what I'm talking about. Not sure whether the denticles on the obverse have been cropped off OR that's the way this particular coins is. But...
No way to tell for sure from your images. The marks on Franklin's cheek probably keep it from MS-65. So at best, MS-64. But AU is certainly a...
Yeh, old copper coins have all sorts of problems. - Porous planchets - Environmental damage - Bad cleaning (but most older coins have this...
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