Wow, interesting! I can't discern what the initials are from the pattern, can you?
Hi all - my dad was recently going through some old items that belonged to my grandfather and came across the usual jar of keepsake coins. Most...
Now that's a nugget of information I'd never have known! :smile Can you elaborate? Thanks Derick!
Ditto that, that's a heck of a phone. Also good job cropping out the background! FWIW here's my formula, which uses a DSLR but otherwise is a...
Hi all - I bought a tube of 1960 Roosevelts that had been sealed with tape and then stored in baby oil! I'd never heard of such a technique, but...
Wilmington, DE here, I'll play!
e-bay's "rake" as I like to call it is crazy high. I've dabbled in selling on ebay for about 6 months now and concluded I'm basically subsidizing...
Harsh crowd I think. How many 6th graders are writing about coins? Isn't there a generally acknowledged problem with a lack of young enthusiasts?...
Yes they are on the outside of the sleeves, which will be replaced :)
Well they're no colonial issues, but I'm brand new to collecting paper and this is my very first purchase, aside from some 1935 $1's that came in...
Thanks Greg - great answer, I appreciate the advice! I guess this will just go into a flip. I joined PCGS last fall and can get 4 coins graded as...
I'm amateur so take this with a grain of salt, but I think that's one gorgeous coin. It seems night and day to me between it and the AU as far as...
Hi gbroke - its a digital photograph, just took it this morning. Sony a57 camera with an old (and I mean *old*) Minolta 100m f/2.8 macro lens.
Just picked up my first Flying Eagle! Any opinions on it? Is it quality enough to have it graded? [ATTACH][ATTACH] -Richard
Nice piece! I think Scandinavia has some great coins. (sorry was replying to 1066merlin from 2011)
My FIRST Morgan! Anyone want to estimate a grade for her? [ATTACH][ATTACH]
I use ebay for both buying and selling. Low volume, I've sold maybe 200 coins since I started about 4 months ago. You know, selling $2 wheaties...
Hi all- I've read a lot of the philosophical debates about cleaning coins, including some of the 60-pager threads here! Trying to avoid the...
Hi all - I bought a gold memebership to PCGS and it includes having 4 coins graded. You have to submit all four at once. I've never had a coin...
Oh I totally agree with you there. I have had the same conversation with several family members as well who wanted to buy my son something for his...
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