Unfortuneately the slightly lighter weight indicates that metal was removed from a normal quarter. Neat looking but definitely not made that way...
True, But I think SLQ's are still pretty hot at the moment. I'd buy a pile of similar coins for $75-$80 which is what I think you are implying...
Does it matter that most, if not all of the show is contrived? With evidence to support that it's a sham? Seems more like an infomercial now...
I especially like the coin and medal dealer piece's... VERY COOL! Imagine some of the stuff in his inventory in 1795-96... wowzer...
The original coin is a B-10. Took me a minute... but I found it.
I know that with NGC there isn't really any discount until you get into bulk submissions. The minimum is 100 coins of the same series (for example...
It's a relatively common die pair.
I'm trying to identify the die pairs. The 1798 Looks like a B-11... I'm still trying to figure out the 1799. I've seen that reverse before but...
No, sometimes if the blanks were too heavy instead of melting them and starting over they would take a file to the surface of the blank and take a...
Looks good to me. I have to assume that the vertical scratches in the bust were determined to be adjustment marks...
Why would a dealer be mad? It's not like it's a big secret that we have to make money on what we buy. As long as the profit margin is...
Greysheet bid for an XF is $125. True honest wholesale on this coin is $90-$100. The $120-$125 range is a decent price for this piece.
I would tend to agree with Doug here. These coins in the early days were sometimes sat in display boxes or even on little stands for display. It's...
I would tend to agree with you on that. I was just answering his question about what the greysheet said. They haven't changed that price for...
It has a better chance of showing up there.... I don't use the blue sheet tho.
Never personally owned one, no. I have handled 3 as consignment pieces and several more at large shows just to experience a coin in hand that you...
They don't give prices for that coin in that grade in the sheet. They give a bid and ask for a generic proof example ungraded. Bid for a generic...
I got the opportunity this afternoon to handle a neat coin. This is the J-60 pattern dollar better known as the Gobrecht dollar. I was able to...
Yikes... You think they would cover their tracks a little better...
The reason this show keeps popping up is that it is one of a VERY small amount of shows that have EVER been on TV that address numismatics. It's...
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