The blurry 1 is an artifact of a scratch on the slab. I'll just say this Bazz - you are way off. Care to try again?
I agree with Mark. Why bother with raw if you can get a certified for the same price?
I'm with 900fine on this one - I use at least a half dozen price guides before purchasing any given coin. This includes Coin Values, PCGS,...
Of course you know I'm going to be all over this post as the local Franklin enthusiast. Great post, great writeup, great coin! Very good info. Is...
This is a very special coin - can anyone besides jacerevone tell me why? I'll be doing a very complete write-up about this coin when its twin...
1560 Queen Elizabeth I Shilling from Great Britain. My best foreign coin, and one of the favorites of all my coins. There is luster underneath the...
I would not hesitate for an instant in saying that is a genuine clip, and a pretty nice one too!
I really like the "crayola" look of this coin. I also like how one side is blue and one side is green, because both of those colors are harder to...
There is absolutely no point in sending it to ANACS, ever. They are rapidly moving towards being a Third World holder. NGC no longer issues...
Correct.
What I would like to know - are the milk spots on the ASE's related to the water spots of the mid 1950's era coinage? It really started with the...
I have the same definition, originality being the key. I know they exist. I heard about a guy recently who searched an OBW 1953S roll, and made an...
I'm a 24 year old guy, and I've been collecting for 23 years ;)
If you are on the NGC chat boards, PM a guy who goes by the name "RI AL". He is a semi-retired high school music teacher, and he has an extensive...
The ANA museum..... Although I would settle for the ANS museum if I had too...
Thanks :) Many of the coins I've upgraded I have sold, unless they were special. If a coin has exceptional toning, I'll keep it. If it has a...
I would love to have and open a few OBW rolls of Franklins. I've only even seen 3, and they were way outta my price range.
Haha
I do half dollars, so my number is 50 of course.
BHP, great post! And you are absolutely correct - the enjoyment of the coin, and the things you've learned from it, do make up for many financial...
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