Jack unless I miss my guess that '39-S has been whizzed as well.
It has always been this way. All it is is a way for a seller to place a reserve on his coins. And yes, if you want them you have to outbid him.
very few homeowner's policies cover coins at all. Yes a few will allow you to purchase a rider that will cover them, but it has been my experience...
You can't, pictures prove nothing. All you have going for you is trust. You have to trust the dealer to sell you genuine coins - and he has to...
Count your blessings. Typical buy offer is 10% lower than spot. Typical sell is 10% higher than spot. Sounds like you are getting it for about 8%...
Many people don't even know that can buy them from the mint. They don't know it is possible.
Ryan what you are seeing is not luster, it is merely reflected light due to all the fine scratches. This coin has little if any luster at all....
Odds are they'll turn black.
All I can say is WOW ! You were right Mike, the pics had me completely fooled. The new pics on the other hand show the coin for what it is. And...
Boss I have never even tried to obtain scientific explanations for a lot of things. I just know what I have experienced over the course of my...
What ?? They contained no manganese. 1909 cent was 95% copper and 5% tin and zinc. Where in the word did you get the idea they contained manganese ?
Private strikes ? What was the source for this information ? Since it has the J mm (Hamburg), and there is no pattern listed for this coin, I...
Make that 22 years, but who's counting ;) You already know my thoughts on the coin, congrats on winning it. Gorgeous ! :thumb:
But environmental exposure - corrosion - does not have just raised bumps like this coin does. It has pitting as well. This coin has no pitting,...
NGC used to break them out also. It's only been a few years that they have been slabbing the original holder.
As I stated in the other thread on the same subject - sell them as is.
spock you wouldn't have to worry about it because on the day you become a Mod - I quit ! :p
rotfl !
I think part of reason there are no good pics in grading books is really quite simple. It's because they would have to print several pictures of...
Interesting. Rather obviously there has to be something that causes it. It just seems to make too much sense that copper molecules accumulate...
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