Just Bob

Those are in compliance with the law, and are replicas.

MarkFeld has given very good advice. (No surprise there.)

If I may, I would like to add:

Double Eagles are big, heavy, and soft. As such, they are frequently found with detracting nicks and marks. This may make eye-appealing coins a bit more difficult to find, but I think it will be worth the wait and effort. When you look at your coins,  you should enjoy them, not wish you had waited for a better one to come along. 

I agree that a well-chosen MS64 is probably the best way to go. The price jump from MS64 to MS 65 is , as a rule, much greater than from 63 to 64. And anything below that grade is apt to be baggy and, as you mentioned earlier, it may be market graded. Patience is key.

14 hours ago, jtryka said:

Picked this one up from a local shop last week, I seldom buy Indians, but let's call it an impulse purchase.

That has always been one of my favorite designs. 

Welcome to the forum, C370. The Redbook, which we all know gives high retail prices for the coins in it, lists a price of $125 for a 1982 small date copper alloy cent. If someone paid $3700 for one, there must have been something special about it, such as having a desirable error. I can't imagine any other reason to give that much for a common coin.

Add Zebo to my list of positive buying experiences.  Thanks, Zach.

Ebay seller:

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2 hours ago, morganthebrave said:

 There was a  limited amount of these sets  handed out to Officials during the QEII visit to South Africa. Estimated around 30 sets only so that would make the three coins rare.

If you don't mind me asking: how did you manage to acquire yours?

Congratulations. Your persistence paid off. And hats off to our hosts, as well.

14 hours ago, jgrinz said:

Strange that some of you's guys pictures are not showing up. 

 

Hey, Mike. Your New Englandness is showing. You need to come down South, where we can teach you to say "y'all."

Welcome back to the forum.

I'm surprised that PCGS did not call that one AT.

Very interesting looking die crack.

I must have missed something.  What's up?

3 hours ago, Coinaholic said:

My newest purchases:

 

Impressive! 

12 hours ago, numisport said:

the motivation for other companies is already there. Question is will another sticker mean the same as a CAC sticker.

I had that same thought, as I am sure others have. Is there room for another fourth party, and how would it go about achieving market acceptance?

On a side note,.it is refreshing to actually read a CAC thread that is not just detractors and supporters battling it out.

4 hours ago, LINCOLNMAN said:

P.S. most of my collecting most recently is 18th century medals. More like how I used to enjoy the hobby. Beauty, rarity, no slabs, no CAC and in my series', low cost/risk. 

Ditto here with Mississippi trade tokens . Except for an occasional purchase for my circulated type set, I have been buying only exonumia.

10 hours ago, jtryka said:

Got a mini-type set of lettered edge halves in the mail yesterday, and surprisingly all three die marriages I did not have!

 

 

 

21 hours ago, MorganMan said:

45 minutes ago, Yarm said:

These papal medals by G Bianchi range from 73 to 82mm in diameter and date from 1854, 1869 and 1874.

He seems to have gotten better and better (or perhaps he just had more elaborate interiors as his subjects)?

When I saw these on my phone, I couldn't wait to get to my laptop to view them full screen. Amazing! 

That IHC reminds me of the black light posters that I had hanging in my room as a kid.

Wrong thread, beautiful buff. 

7 hours ago, jgrinz said:

Yeah its been a bad few years - My wife contracted a rare form of MS ( Tumefactive MS ) - Its been tough going. Kind scanning through and saw coppers had show my one of three :-) - Nice to see ya  

Really sorry to hear about your wife,  buddy. Hope things are better now. 

Hey, Mike! Been a long time.

Where did  all of the pastel toned Morgans come from, Irvin? Were they from a single source?  They are gorgeous!