I took this coin to my Local Coin Club meeting last night and showed it to some experienced collectors. They showed the same ambivalence that you...
I am considering submitting this raw 1858 half to PCGS for grading. Do you think it would straight grade or get a details? Please vote in the...
Putting aside the uncertainties of trying to grade MS gold from photos, I think that's a fine looking coin. Assuming that the luster is all...
Thank you @calcol for that very useful response. You put a lot of effort into that and it's appreciated.
I'm about to ship some coins to Great Collections. It's my first consignment and it will go Registered. But I don't have private insurance....
While I gave it a 55 in my initial response, I want to give a little more nuance: If it were to straight-grade, I think it would come in at 53...
55
Gotta agree with @ToughCOINS. Is there a "rare and expensive coin" bias favoring this TPG and CAC grading decision?
Obviously a matter of opinion so here's mine FWIW: No, dings do not get the details designation every time. It depends on a number of factors...
Nice looking. But are those staples I see protruding into the clear window next to the coins' rims?
Latest. Bought from our own @bikergeek when he upgraded his PSGS Registry Set. Used to be owned by the late Steve Crain aka "Mr. Half Dime"....
Tooled/scratched. Looks like somebody had too much time on their hands in History class while waiting for the pizza to be delivered.
Back to your original question. Let's say you travel to a two-day coin show and have a total of $1000 expenses and at that coin show you engage...
Well, I'm no tax expert but I do have opinions on your questions. First of all, I don't think it matters at all whether you call yourself an...
I tried to attribute the obverse and reverse to known dies in Bill Bugert's book on the SF half dollars and could not do so. My guess is the...
What's a tax refund? Anyway, I just spent mine on a box of cereal.
I decided a couple of months ago to unload three raw, mid-grade Indian Cents that I had picked up when I first started collecting and that are...
I have a lot on my want list - which makes searching at shows and auctions more fun than if I only had two or three that I was reaching for. But...
Unless your name ends in "Musk", you are probably right!
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