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Re: The 1873-s Seated half dollar: a tough coin to find
I'd probably place the 74-s at 1-1/2 to 2X the scarcity of the 73-s in all grades. In years past I felt these dates were of "similar" overall scarcity to the 1873-s: 1850, 1852-0, 1857… (View Post)1 -
Re: What was your most regrettable 'pass' ?.........
My icon seated quarter dollar....James A. Stack sale 1975. Went to specifically buy this coin and had researched the heck out of it for a year. But since nothing as nice as that had ever surfaced bef… (View Post)2 -
Re: Time to play "DID IT STICKER?"
I've had gem seated coins rejected by CAC back in 2008 for a lot less than what this coin has. Who can say if that black gunk is not into the metal? (View Post)2 -
Re: Help! Spot on MS64 Saint Gaudens, buy it or pass?
Melt value on that coin today is $1287. They are more than an ounce but at only 90% gold. Before the market for these crashed to nearly nothing a single spot like that was a -$25 deduction....multipl… (View Post)1 -
Re: New Purchase $10 Gold Lib (GTG)
With the current tiny spreads from 61 to 63 gold I wouldn't even dream of "upgrading" this. As an old MS60 it will trade easily for 61 money....and likely even up to 62 money "as … (View Post)5
