And sometimes a coin has such great eye appeal, you just have to pay more if you want it regardless of what the price guide says. I try to avoid...
I have yet to identify a sure-fire always-reliable price guide. I look at PCGS, NGC and Coin World to give me an idea and then see what things...
I'm with heavycam. To have that kind of price tag . . . I was hoping for a Morgan.
I'm voting for acid bath, followed by contact with the sidewalk. Still, an interesting piece.
Something is worth exactly what it's worth to you. Treasure it.
Both are very nice pieces in their own right but the $5 outshines -- literally -- the 2 cent piece.
Thank you for the heads-up. I wonder if they'll be converting Dollars automatically to Yen for all the "coins" coming out of China.
Yes, I'd love to know of anyone with any amount of experience in cross-overs. If PCGS is really trying to stick it to NGC, as some have...
Or you can try your local coin dealer. Mine takes submissions from all of his customers and submits them all at once (he usually waits to have at...
I have to agree with the previous posts: post-mint damage. I would guess contact with a highly caustic chemical.
There seems to be some sort of tooling around the mint mark which gives me real pause. If it was wear it would go over the "S" and not around and...
Fantastic piece. I'm sure you're ecstatic.
OK, I'm going to pretend my feelings aren't hurt. The actual grade is MS66, or at least PCGS thinks so.
Hotwhellsearl, you should go to my local coin shop. He must roll hunt because I always get at least one half-dollar (Kennedy) in change. My kids...
It's taken me a while, but this is the first coin of the year. It can take a while if one is working on a a beer budget. Slow and steady wins...
I'm sure he was being conservative to avoid an allegation of "grade-flation".
Just another reason to make your own holders to begin with . . . Proving once again one should buy the coin and not the holder?
Nice set at a very fair price.
1794 Flowing Hair Dollar. I love, love, love the coin and it also goes along with jeffB's approach.
Regardless of its condition, it's a beautiful piece made even more special because of who gave it to you. But yes, I hope they didn't overpay.
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