While the fields are almost always where die polish is most evident, it can definitely be found on the high points of a design (in the recesses of...
I'm not so sure about the cleaning . . . in this case I suspect the background is white, exhibiting a pinkish cast from the lighting. This is the...
This doesn't exactly pass the sniff test with me either . . . Can you find a bunch of other auctions to list for us in just as much detail...
I don't consider myself a slave to eBay . . . I am a slave to coins. I buy through all channels, eBay included . . . I willingly swim with the...
I forgot about the fact that sellers cannot leave poor feedback. Thanks for the reminder. - Mike
You'll notice the time that those two listings ended . . . They were both very new Buy It Now listings, and I hurriedly bought them before leaving...
The seller hasn't left feedback for me, so I am reluctant to force the issue. Otherwise, I'd have filed the dispute.
Three of my most recent purchases on eBay have proven to be counterfeit coins . . . fortunately, I think I'll get my money back in all cases. I...
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Exceptionally well struck for all Peace Dollars, let alone for the normally soft 1928-S. While I only think the coin will grade AU58, I would...
It's a little more than you're talking about spending, but I was tempted by a very nice looking very affordable seated half dime on eBay last...
Impurities (elements other than gold) in the planchet or struck into the coin are responsible for localized browning of the surface of the coin as...
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but value is demand-driven. Damaged common coins will probably never appreciate faster than their...
Because grease is so fluid, strikes through grease generally do not exhibit well-defined boundaries at the edge of the error. It appears to me...
Ditto . . . impatience only buys disappointment. - Mike
Research the completed listings on eBay for 1948-D Franklins in PCGS MS64FBL. Scan the results for listings of the coin you were sent. If that...
It doesn't look to me like a strike through, as the recessed areas appear to exhibit very coarse radial flow lines which likely would result from...
You want a good place to put your $850? Look back at all of the deals you've bought, and starting with your biggest losers, sell them until your...
I cannot tell how original the second coin is, so I'll assume it is totally original, and recommend you submit that one. If you have reason to...
Go back through the sold (not completed) eBay auctions of the same date / denomination. If you find the same coin purchased more than once by the...
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