Not sure how someone would fail at a crackout attempt - you either crack it out or you don't - there is no try!
I watched it yesterday and was generally impressed with the hammer test. Wasn't necessarily convinced it was more difficult to crack using the...
Lot #5 really speaks to me. I am in the process of building a Box of 20 with each coin from a different country that I have visited. My wife and I...
Very attractive looking slab but the finned edges look very prone to damage / chipping.
Stunning. Always admire your choices. Looking forward to seeing what’s next!
What’s going between the E and the wreath on the reverse? Surface looks potentially disturbed.
What astonishes me is how variable the customer service is with USPS. My local PO is amazing and so is my carrier. They will look for lost...
34-S is much harder to find properly graded and nice in the 62 - 64 range than the 21 or 28 you discussed above. You didn’t mention your search...
1934 S is the key to the series at the MS4 level…
If your collection is bringing you joy, I think you should hold on to it. I do recommend selling off a few coins here and there that were either...
63 - looks average UNC to me.
My focus is not ancients, but wanted to chime in on the show. I attended the Houston show on Friday afternoon. Thoughts: - Show seemed to be well...
Yes - looking for feedback. In my experience many of the listings for 'coin dealers' are modern, gold/silver, jewelry, priced above market, etc. I...
I will be in Dallas for a couple days. Any recommendations for dealers/shops? I mostly collect pre-65 US. Thanks!
I really appreciate all the responses/input. As promised - the pics. As you can see - it's graded PCGS XF40 CAC (just one opinion). As is...
This is not something I had considered and makes intuitive sense to me given what I see. Does smoke harm the surface metal? If I leave it in the...
Is the best course of action to crack it out and use an acetone bath?
Below is a coin in my collection - there appears to be some yellow residue present which is more evident on the reverse. Does anyone have any...
Maybe... See additional pic below. I'll post an image of the full slab once a few more weigh in. [ATTACH]
I recently picked up this 1897-O barber dime that was offered for sale by a major dealer. Looking for opinions on 1) grade 2) originality 3)...
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