You can polish just one side easy enough. I have seen a world coin struck with one side a polished proof die, and the other a business die. OP,...
Pretty good amount. I am testing my memory, but I seem to remember a story in Coin World of a man about 20 years ago who had a whole basement of...
Yeah, these things are just great to hold. Seeing pics of them are one thing, even seeing them in person is good, but taking it out of the flip...
An elderly collector I knew in Iowa 20 years ago had every date/mm starting with the Chain cent in 1793. Now some, like the chain, weren't in...
Having seen mint products from the last 40 years Doug, I would disagree with saying the mint has not gotten better. They had some real garbage...
I agree toned in slab as well. Just because its in a slab does not mean it does not need to be stored properly.
They are pennies. What is the harm in just keeping them in a closet in case another family member is a coin collector? Short of that, I would Ebay...
Its a good point. People need to remember there are millions of people with coins in SDB. Some of them, like me, own original rolls of mercury...
When the TPG's came out, they promised the hobby they would NEVER grade modern coins. The worry was that modern coins being graded would be used...
It was in an ancient cultures book. I was shocked as well. This link mentions ancient Egyptians prized it as well:...
Oh they exist. The coin needs to be as low grade as possible, but no damage and still identifiable. A poor 1 coin in a clean slab of something...
True Ken. Also remember, though, that the cost for a commemorative half dollar was just $1, so I imagine when times got tough they went from the...
Many people used ASE's as pocket pieces when they came out. Back then a lot of collectors grew up with silver dollars, and were used to carrying...
I agree Mike. The one thing I would say in favor of gold and silver, (platinum now has me spooked), is oil. Oil is the huge input that metal...
Who says it sells for the same price? An old 63 might sell for 63+ money today, and the buyer might think it could grade 64 or 65. I never said...
I had one worst. In the early 90's a dealer showed me a high relief 1907 St Gaudens a man, just half an hour before bringing it into his shop to...
No doubt. All of this runs the gamut. Also, bent coins are in the mix as well, usually between cleaning and holed in severity. I can show you a...
Grading has changed over time, mostly in the direction of higher grades for the same coin. A dealer friend cracked out a bunch of 63's slabbed in...
Actually, digging deep they say is much more energy intensive. The article I read, (sorry WSJ so cannot post a link), said they started digging...
Holed is almost always considered a more severe defect than cleaned. It would have to be one horrid clean job to make it worst value wise than a hole.
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