If Insider agreed, that is really good enough for me!
I'm sorta leaning towards this guy is legit but just has no idea how to use a camera.
That hazy 77 is an example of what we don't like. But otherwise, most coin roll hunters would give a "You Suck" award for this haul! Congrats!
Honestly, bureaucrats probably had little to do with it. The mint was a factory, and the die sinkers were craftsmen. They had a die, it had the...
When it looks like those nickels, album toning is a very good thing. Those look nice.
Yes, that is pretty typical from what I've seen. The coin club here in Charleston is pretty much exactly as you just described. It's nice to...
On silver coins, I'd instantly call that "improper alloy mixing." I've seen it many times. But I've never seen it on gold before. Is it raised...
I don't appear to have any democratic coins, but here's a republican: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I think you did just fine. The Morgan is pretty much spot on, and the Silver Eagle you seem to have gotten a pretty good deal. If they make you...
Weak strike, dull luster, and a whole heck of a lot of contact marks. It doesn't look like wear, so I'm at 61.
Anything is possible. Depends on how thick and soft the carpet is, what angle the slab hit, and how the slab had been stored over its life (that...
It is quite simple - a repunched date is the same date punched over again (just like a repunched mintmark). In the example above, the 7 was...
Great choice, Ty. The two books are definitely meant to complement each other - one is the standard, one explains the ideas. The only other...
Making the Grade is a good book, but it isn't really widely known. The ANA guide is considered by many to be "the standard." The TPG's don't...
I think he's saying that if you compare two equivalent coins, say an 1881 Morgan in 64, the one in the old holder will sell for more. That may...
The contact marks should not interrupt the lines to get FBL. There are several fairly large marks which interrupt the lines, so no.
Nobody can say. If you have the money and life expectancy and enjoy collecting, why sell everything at 70? That's as arbitrary as saying I should...
I have to say, I really hate white backgrounds. Most coins don't look good on a white background. I also *really hate* pattern backgrounds, such...
I know we're sorta travelling around the Baltic here, but lets go back to Sweden. Mostly because this is my single favorite coin picture I've...
I'm really not sure how you got that out of my post. What I meant to say is "I'm always right and everyone else should just agree." Oh......
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