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Re: Interesting footnote re Cypriot '57 100 mils.
Thanks for the vote of confidence, but I'm not sure there's much I can add about this coin. One thing I can say, is that Krause's price is certainly not high, but rather the opposite: 1957 100 mils in plastic case. It is indeed the last coin of the British administration in Cyprus.The coins were stored upon arrival along… -
Re: Civil War token list - Thanks for your help
Here's the content for column D (between the ====='s). Copy and paste into Excel. There are a lot of blanks -- they correspond to 'holes' (non-sequential numbers) in column A. ===== Blank Washington inside star Washington inside star United States of America United States of America Our Country Our Country Not One Cent Not… -
Re: I stopped by a B&M yesterday and picked a cherry.
I cut the half out of the cello and looked at it with a loupe. It is not an accented hair variety. It is not a DCAM. The frost on both sides of the coin is moderate to heavy. At best the coin, if slabbed, would receive a CAM designation. It is very clean, with no milk spots, hairlines or other negatives. It has watery,… -
Re: Newbie Looking for Direction
<< <i>So after a lot of surfing I am leaning towards focusing on silver eagles to start my collection. Honestly their appearance just appeals to me and they seem to fit in my budget. Now it seems that collecting graded ones is the safe play. Any suggestions on acceptable grades to collect? I mean it would seem anything… -
Re: $865 for a half oz. of pure gold??
I subscribe to the Mint "bad deal is a good speculation" theory. When the Mint produces an obviously over-priced piece that has a nice-looking classic design, has a bit of history attached, is minted in quantities that will probably sell out and yet enough that it can be mass-marketed - my inclination is that it might work… -
Re: Morgan vs Peace, BU??
Another 40 yrs of age with the Morgan (think wild west artifact) Design of the Morgan is more classic imo - 19th century coin. Many don't like the Peace design at all. It needed a lot more effort to bring up all the design details. The Peace dollars often have milk spots, streaks, lousy strikes, etc. Other than the… -
Re: Here's an example of snipers making a seller happy.
To me a PR 69 DCAM is a perfect coin to an expert's naked eye. Now to go PR 70 take it out of its holder and examine for the most finicky detail with a 5X loupe. The strike must be perfect, the planchet must be perfectly prepared and perfectly polished to a super deep mirror finish, the frost must be very thick and… -
Re: My latest RANT......
<< <i> << <i>NO EXCUSES ANYMORE NOT TO POST MULTIPLE PICTURES OF BOTH SIDES! >> Multiple pictures? How many do you require? Two? Six? Forty-five? >> I guess I was not clear. Two pictures, one of each side? I think the definition of multiple is more than one. Two would normally suffice unless it's a variety or such and then… -
Re: Decided to take a break from the forums.....
<< <i>you mean sometime early next year??? >> No way. Early next year will be the first shock wave of early sealed box submitters complaining about the poor quality of the coins after receiving their submissions back from PCGS. February? Comparison of PCGS and NGC pops as they mature. March? Nope, first report of milk… -
Re: PCGS for grading foreign coins?
I agree with TwoKopeiki's comments and some others' which echo my own experiences. But I'm more interested in objective data rather than subjective ... on that note I wish to add the following: Gold and copper typically preserve better in NGC plastic. Do I own gold and copper in PCGS plastic? Yes to both. Did I submit…
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