Never been able to figure out the rarity premiums. I just hope to cherry pick some of every now and then. By the way - two nice bust halves.
Depends on the coin. If it is a common date and low budget item then just show patience and wait for a nice PCGS coin. If it is something...
Great find.
Nice score and nice teller.
That first paragraph is very true. All of your post was very good. A lot of good information in all the posts. So like Paul mentioned - "Now...
I can't really answer that - I am anxiously waiting the new book from Ed Fletcher. Should be later this year.
Maybe more than that. First I would say more than likely it is - seems like there are a ton of repunched dates for 1866, but this is not one of...
Nice of the teller to give that coin to you. Congrats on the addition.
As always very nice Kanga!
Yep - it looks like you used the html for like ebay. The second from the bottom is IMG for message boards just cut and paste that into this thread.
From just arrowing over the thread it looks kind of funky - like the link to the picture is causing a problem. Try adding it to this thread....
I picked 3 because of the spacing between B-E, plus the horn out of the forehead(faint, but present), plus the area around the base of the throat...
Nice eduard - I have a few early halves I will see if I have pictures of when I get home tonight.
Very nice indeed. A good addition to any set.
To the OP something to think about that you may not realize - as soon as you buy a key date or any coin you are probably already down 10-50%(or...
Nobody is looking to offend you. We want you to stop and take your time to pick what works best for you. All of the key dates you listed are...
Very good point Bald Spartan. This is one of the toughest things to teach the newer collectors. I recommend do a little reading on the series you...
Agreed - something just not seem right about that color combination.
Take it to the local coin shop and get their opinion on the value. I honestly believe with insurance you would have to prove the worth to the us...
Hey Tom is that a new technical term? I would hate for the numismatic technical language police to get on me if I repeat the term. I like it. :)
Separate names with a comma.