First off: yes, I really am asking for a friend. She knows next-to-nothing about coins, and she knows that I know a tiny bit about coins, so she...
Hey all, (Quite coincidentally, I've finally gotten around to posting this right after someone else posted about an S-VDB!) My father had a...
Hey all, at some point last week, I mentioned that I was certain I had read a story about at attempt to corner a market on a coin . . . but I...
I'm a total rank amateur newbie when it comes to grading Morgans, and, for that matter, being able to tell the difference between the different...
Folks, I don't have much to offer . . . . but I _do_ have access to the new Hot Springs Quarter that was released a few hours ago (I picked up a...
So says the headline of http://mintnewsblog.blogspot.com/2010/02/2010-lincoln-cent-launch-ceremony-held.html -- but I didn't see any source or...
I'm still trying to learn the basics of grading. Opinions on this? (I was guessing that the details are around VF-20? Thoughts?) (That shiny...
Hey all, I picked up a batch of 20 Indian Head cents for $20 . . . most were in the G/VG range, there was one XF, and there was this: [IMG]...
Amazon tells me it was published in March 2009 ?!?! If that's the case, and I need one, I ought to wait three more months to get the 2011...
OK, I may have caught the bug (as I seem to have accidentally purchased a Type-B 1961 Quarter -- a variety I never knew existed until the day...
Hi all, Some of you may recall this story from the summer. I have a friend (call him "A") in the following situation: His wife's brother (call...
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I thought I might treat myself to some "hole fillers" of those semi-key old Lincolns. Sometimes I find some steals on eBay -- often I use...
I was thinking of bidding on this: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260525611556&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT but I know that I...
So, I was at Union Station today, picking up my 6 rolls of LP3, then walking to the other end of the station to get them first-day cancelled with...
A friend of mine inherited a collection that he really didn't want, and so he said he'd give it to me at the price of what a dealer might give him...
I've been using auctiva for my ebay auctions -- it's pretty handy for me (although I have nothing to compare it to). I see that "inkFrog" is a...
Where do rolls of proofs come from? Is the answer the obvious one of: "well, they buy a lot of proof sets, take 'em out, and roll 'em" ? But...
I hope this is not inappropriate for this forum. The bottom line for me is this: I sold a pair of BU PR Quarters that were, apparently, spotted,...
Which of the following might you recommend? Grading Coins by Photographs Photograde or anything else on this page? Thanks
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