I posted a while back about me striking gold on ebay. by far that set of arkansas commems is my biggest find on ebay. :) If you are buying...
well... you could say that about any coin... still, I would have loved ot see it in hand. sory for hijacking the thread BTW :)
Yes, totally agree that you should buy the coin not the slab. But if their is no evidence of "conserving" i can't see a problem. Even though I am...
You could be right, in the case of these two though they are in PCGS slabs... if they where NGC it would be more likely they where conserved...
regardless of conservation, a heavy cameo sms is rare...
to true.... ebay is a better price guide than the greysheet sometimes IMO
speaking of sms... here is an everest coin; http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=190296202260 i wish i had...
SMS coins where only struck once, a ton of them look worse than business strikes! I have seen kennedys that are so mooshey (if that is a word) its...
http://www.amazon.com/Cameo-Brilliant-Proof-Coinage-1950/dp/096285770X/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1238856392&sr=1-2 I lucked out with the...
SMS sets where not handled like proofs, that is why the majority of them have bag marks, weak strikes, etc. the planchets where not polished, and...
FYI the 1999 silver is the "key" the 2001 is a "semi-key" so try to get them first. Its a nice collection, the mintages may be high but the demand...
I love em! Its like the coin is being presented in the holder. as far as rim nicks go; ngc will body bag coins with rim nicks if they are severe....
I assume you are talking of the columbian only... the classic commemorative set is pretty competitive and highly collected... there are even "sets...
as others have said; supply and demand. Mintages do not always = $ I have a proof half dime with a mintage of less than 250 or so... can't...
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toned please. Those SLQ? i would take that toned coin any day of the week! I said it before, and I will say it again; dipping is damage. I don't...
wow, really nice!
highly doubt its a fake, I have never heard of a fake wash/carv 1952 mintages where as follows; P = 2,006,292 D = 8,006 S = 8,006 The set value...
one of my favorites as well... are those scratches on the eagles chest on the coin? or holder?
is it bad of me that I laughed? :)
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