Sonorandesertrat ✭✭✭✭✭

stevepk, Some comments regarding your comments: 1. The dealer's markup is irrelevant. What matters is whether you paid a fair price for the quality. Knowing what the 'fair price' range for a coin is … (View Post)

"... I think a key element in becoming a good grader is seeing a lot of coins in hand. I would love to intern somewhere to get that kind of experience (my wife wouldn't be so happy). I think tha… (View Post)

Why would the grade on that coin matter? Error collectors would pay for the second strike, not the first. Calling the coin a 61 or 62 would not change its value. (View Post)

That is an interesting question. At least 20-25 (in all grades), I think, for regular-issue U. S. coins. Even then, one might have to wait years/decades for an example to surface in a public sale. Fo… (View Post)

No. Most (public) high schools aren't doing a good job teaching students more critical subjects. This is the reason why many colleges feel compelled to offer remedial subjects like English compositio… (View Post)