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This morning I'm enjoying my mug of insults from Shakespeare and two newly graded dimes. It's surprisingly tough to find branch mint dimes from the 1920s in wholesome AU condition, and thes… (View Post)

One of my very favorite coins in my collection is this 1926 DDO dime. Strong doubling on the R and the folds of Liberty's cap, with moderate doubling on the wing feathers. (View Post)

I buy raw coins on eBay with some regularity, but I tend to stick to lower priced items (my upper limit—which I don’t often approach—is somewhere around $200). And I only buy raw coins from series th… (View Post)

I don’t have a ton of experience with ANACS, but I cherrypicked two Mercury dimes in their holders. Both upgraded by a grade at different services. One went from 62FB to 63FB at PCGS. The other went … (View Post)

If this is indeed one of the principle factors in determining how special a coin is, I imagine the thing most likely to impress non-collectors would be major error coins. Of course, as collector, I t… (View Post)