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I suggest buying a Redbook and looking up the values of your coins there. The Redbook has brief notes on grading, and you'll get a sense of their scarcity and value looking at the mintages and prices… (View Post)

A nice original upgrade VG10 (raw) XF40 NGC CAC Golden sunshine replaces "beautiful, clean coal" VF35 (currently at CACG) AU55 ANACS Looks like it's a "Wimpy First 8!" (View Post)

Some price guides are better than others. The Redbook is far more accurate for SLHs than CU Coin Prices now that it has been acquired by CDN Publishing. (View Post)

Phil's photos are excellent. The color is deep. I'd estimate that 30-40% of the obverse is lustrous, with cartwheeling luster around the devices and lettering. The reverse has perhaps slightly more t… (View Post)

Here's a new purchase. I believe it is a bit overgraded as an XF40 even with JA's blessing, but I paid up for it because it looks very nice and original. I grade it VF35+. Any opinions on the grade? … (View Post)