In general keeping an eye out for the mid-1890's is a good idea. Often worth a closer look.
Yep, those are the 2 toughies. I'll keep my eyes out for them but I won't hold my breath.
It takes a bunch of work to put together an NGC Custom Registry Set. But it's one of the easier ways to be able to show it. Here's my Capped Bust...
Last I saw you had to be a member of CAC to submit coins. And membership is closed at the moment. If that's correct you'll have to find someone...
Although I suspect the coin has to be a key or semi-key.
And if the price is fair.
Based on his comments I think the seller accidentally stuck a decimal in.
Early Commemoratives have been a stale market for a couple years. And a stale market often results in falling prices. EXCEPTION: Prices are high...
If you can put them in a place with a reasonably uniform temp you're in good shape. I spent 1½ years in Yuma, AZ (Army weather). We officially...
Nope, not me. Never been to a FUN show. Three Balto Whitman shows a year is enough to put a big hurt on my wallet.
Pick a spot and a time and let me know; I'm quite flexible. But I tend to be a quick hitter and am generally gone by 1PM.
I should be waiting at the door at the same time you are. 10:00AM on Friday (I don't pay for Early Bird). I'll stop by Angel Dee's just to say...
Yes, it be work. First, don't even think about cleaning any of them. Cleaning destroys value. Question 1 can best be handled by getting a Red...
I took a quick look around the Internet and all are agreed that humidity is the #1 culprit against coins. But I only found 1 site that put a...
I ID it as a Browning 1 (B-1), Rarity 1 (common)
We squeezed by with just 2" of icy snow.
Could be the way the picture is taken. Can't tell. But could be AU/MS.
Oooooo, excellent post. I suspect that pretty much covers the topic of "center dots". Thanks VERY much.
One thing I didn't mention is that I've been using Eagle Certifies Coin Albums up 'til now. But they tend to be rather clunky, hard to handle and...
NEW RULE: Read the book completely. One thing nice about my camera is that it picks up features on a coin that I can't see with my eye -- or even...
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