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Re: Smash and Grab Coin Robbery
Edit: Boy was I looking at the wrong column! Chart has been revised. I took a look at the FBI national property crime statistics, and the rise in overall property crimes is pretty amazing. Unfortunat… (View Post)6 -
Re: Stack's auction 1770 8 reales PCGS AU-55 seems like the coins has scratches everywhere
The vertical lines are raised, you can tell from the way the light hits them compared with the devices and contrasted with the other marks. There is a decent amount of hairlining and hits especially … (View Post)3 -
Re: Semi-PL Bust Dollar - my first Garrett coin
Thanks for all of your kind comments! I ended up paying ~$14k. The original holder was pretty badly chipped, so Ian was kind enough to send it to PCGS and CAC for a re-holder and re-sticker before sh… (View Post)3 -
Re: I'm curious why pcgs does not include GC prices realized
Maybe if your purpose is just to get a general idea of value, but for specific coins the GC archive is very tedious to use. You can't search by certification number, and if it's a commonly traded coi… (View Post)1 -
Re: We've All Heard Of The 1909-S-VDB Since We Were Kids
Also, in these days of minimal circulation it's easy to forget just how quickly coins wore out when they were being actively used in commerce. I wouldn't be surprised if half the mintage was worn fla… (View Post)2