Congratulations, Russ ! A man after my own heart - gotta love that early Federal period stuff. For those that love the Draped Bust design - and...
Yes, the grade matters. Personally, I don't think the grade matters when going up from 69 to 70. But going DOWN it certainly DOES matter. While...
Personally, I love the coin's design. These coins are freely available anywhere. Virtually all are PR69 DCAM... super high quality. In cases...
Those are adjustment marks, done by the Mint to lighten overweight planchets.
I searched through "US Tokens 1700-1900" (Rulau) but didn't find it.
I prefer to view mssrs. Van Allen and Mallis as numismatic scholars, not charlatans out to make a buck. They were very dedicated and observant...
The people who make the most money holding coins are holding truly exceptional coins - the sort of coins which don't come up for auction every...
Fair enough. IF we restrict ourselves to moderns. But why would we do that ? The OP didn't say "only moderns". It was more open. Everyone is...
Personally, I think not. This isn't news. The market is fully aware of the old time meltings, and has long since compensated i.e. is operating...
That might make for a huge photo. Try lower resolution. I open the raw photos in Photoshop and "save for web". They turn out fine. Probably not....
Hmmm... there's that funk on the reverse, 'twixt the eagle's shoulder and UNITED. Sometimes a whiz job leaves that sort of seam. Is that what you...
I don't have any price sheets handy, but that sounds like a $100 coin priced at $350. If so, that's a 250% premium. Ouch. :eek: No way on God's...
LD is right... the pics are awfully small to tell much from. Even so, I'm concerned about the luster / surfaces... it appears burnished or polished.
Lovely ! Congrats. Darn good for early copper. Nice surfaces.
That's what I came up with... I hope your computer monitors bring out the color on this one. It really is a lovely piece.
I really like this thread. It points out, yet again, the old classic line "Buy the coin, not the _____" The designation BN, RB, or RD does not...
I didn't answer the OP poll question because the few "answers" don't appropriately describe reality. It's not that simple. My thinking is that...
Is something that loses value an investment ? That's what happened to equities, and everyone considers them an investment. I understand your...
It suggests that few half dimes exist, but there's more to it. Since the half dimes are worth less, fewer people submit low grade half dimes,...
That's exactly right. Nailed it. That's the #1 reason to NOT search for "sleepers". If it's sleeping now, it will likely sleep for a long, long...
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