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Your local coin shop should have them for less then a nickle apiece (if not cheaper) and 1909 VDB's are $15 or less. That's $75 for the same thing...
Yep ;)
Don't bid on the fools auctions... but seriously... you can leave feedback about very large shipping charges... especially when it arrives with...
These days most foreign gold coins minted in the last 100 years are pretty much melt or very close to melt. The premiums they used to carry when...
I thought Doug was so old HE was the first numismatist. ;) badda dahhh boom!!
A "Details" grade means the coin has not been slabbed as a regular coin. The coin has been slabbed as a problem coin. It's genuine and the DDO you...
I would hold onto the graded US gold if at all possibile. This has the best potential long term if you can hold them. The rest of the stuff...
looks cleaned to me...
I'd say that I see some light circulation on the obverse mostly (tips of the feathers) so for me it'd be an AU assuming it still has pretty decent...
I smell something stinky... I wasn't aware that coin dealers were graders for NGC... It sounds like he was just trying to get your goat... I am...
I also thought about EBay's ended item listings. These can be used to determine what similar items have sold for in the past 90 days. The grading...
I deal with NTR Metals. They might not deal with the public tho, they only tend to deal with businesses. If you have a buisness I'd definitely...
I can't believe I forgot CONECA's Variety Vista as well.
I have a section in my bookmarks called reference sites. I guess I'll just post the relevant links here. Morgan & Peace VAMs Morgan & Peace...
Another great reference I use for identifying Lincoln cent varieties is www.coppercoins.com A lot of work has gone into that site in the last 10...
I wanted to start a thread about online references. I know personally without the internet I would have a lot harder time being able to both...
PCGS's new photograde is good too because the pictures are in color. It's not so good on mint state stuff... but none of them are... but for...
Bad news as well...
practice, practice, practice... handle lots of coins. Go to a show and see if you agree with the dealers grading.
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