Here is a beautiful Barber Dime in a PCGS slab in which the inner plastic insert has rotated dramatically from its proper orientation. Note that...
I went for the first time to an HA auction preview, at Central States going on now. I was anxious to compare a varied list of coins I have been...
For anyone wondering about the investment potential of common date/grade coins, I'm offering this small example in today's market. I sold six...
Hey folks. I'm trying to help a good friend in Atlanta. His wife just inherited her father's coin collection. They are both very busy, have no...
how carbon factors in to third-party grading? If, according to James Halperin, surface preservation is the most important factor in a coin's...
I currently store my slabs in zip-lock freezer bags in my safe deposit box. I'm considering getting a few Intercept Shield boxes to use, either in...
I've recently been checking out Franklins, a series I don't know well, for type. Am tracking a few on Heritage and have been comparing them to...
I'm going to a coin show tomorrow and am considering selling a raw Eagle (in a Capital holder). It grades in the VF30-35 range but, unfortunately,...
of this '89 MS 66 for type? http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=211021&Lot_No=20812&Lot_Id_No=8467 I'm not sure I'll pull the trigger...
Can anyone tell me why this went for 5x FMV? Is this entirely a toning premium? Is it a variety of some sort coupled with beautiful toning? (I...
...that this is low end for its 67 grade? http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1147&Lot_No=3331&Lot_Id_No=1655# The obverse is...
Check out this Walker on Ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150504648517&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT#ht_2498wt_650 According...
Here is a really nice 1846 RB Large Cent on Heritage with a huge reserve of $3,335 (incl. BP)—which is almost $1K over Numismedia retail:...
http://coins.ha.com/common/view_item.php?Sale_No=1145&Lot_No=4205&Lot_Id_No=34005 I was surprised when bidding on this hit $1,840 (incl. BP);...
Both are MS (NGC). Exhibit A: [IMG] [IMG] Exhibit B: [IMG] [IMG]
I read on a DB somewhere that Novus plastic polish #2 works well at removing scratches from slabs. Does anyone have any experience with this?...
Hello. I've been going through some proof and mint sets from the 60's - 80's. I'm not a collector of these and want to get rid of them (the common...
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