Speedy, I think I answered my own question. Looks like the $10 service is just slower, but they still slab. I suppose one could request that...
Hey, Speedy. Is the $10 service something where they grade and authentic but don't slab? That might be the way to go for me. By the way,...
OK, so I'm back to my original question -- are there genuine 1914-d's that do not have a die break? Lawdogct pointed out that a die break does...
Onlysdad I would suggest that you get it slabbed as soon as you can...and it might be a good idea to only buy that coin slabbed from now on...its...
Mikjo0, Look very closely between the bust and the rim, due "south" of the "1" in the date. It's hard to tell from a picture, but I think I...
I've a 1914-D Lincoln just arrived. Probably grades G, though sold as VG. I wouldn't think it likely to be counterfeit in this grade/price...
I'd about decided I would return this coin, but your speculations are making me wish I could know the real truth here. I'd be amazed if it were a...
It's opinions I'm asking for, so thanks. If it was mounted as jewelry, that ups the odds that it was cleaned at the time it was mounted, if not...
Someone else also guessed "polish." I don't know. Doesn't smell minty, but it's still in a cardboard 2x2, where I think it must stay if I want...
Hey, coin experts, I'm looking for some help understanding some nicks on a coin I just bought. This is the picture:...
Thanks for an education. I had not realized that MM locations could vary depending on the die used -- would have thought the dies would have been...
Maybe right size and shape, but position and orientation seem different from, for example, this one:...
Hi Scott, I like buffalo nickels too, and collected what I could find from bank rolls as a kid several decades ago now. Recently, I took...
I recently saw an eBay listing where the seller speculated that more than half of the uncertified 1909 s vdb Lincoln cents offered on eBay were...
Fred, do you mean the "rainbow" type of toning, or the goldish-dark-gray "antique" look that is common on silver coins from the mid-1800's?...
Why not leave a coin in sun? My question especially pertains to a coin I bought on eBay that had been harshly cleaned (not disclosed, couldn't...
The coin is raw... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=3954198672&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT If it's as good as it appears,...
I sent this message to an eBay seller: "Hi. Real nice looking coin. I'm tempted to bid. You state nothing about a return policy. Pictures...
All I need are 1952-S, 1953, 1953-S, and 1954-S -- seriously. Grade should be what passes for BU on eBay, or better. (Wish I could figure out...
Perhaps any fraud/deception is prosecutable, but you have to be more than just aggressive to bring legal prosecution -- you have to be...
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