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Forum: COINS & CURRENCY 02-20-2026, 03:21 PM
Replies: 2
Views: 247
Posted By jkk503
I don't think much above face given the level of...

I don't think much above face given the level of wear, but I'm not deep on currency. Sometimes the SN matters. Might look on PMG (https://www.pmgnotes.com/priceguide/world-note-price-guide.aspx), but...
Forum: COINS & CURRENCY 01-23-2026, 09:08 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 261
Posted By jkk503
No letter doesn't quite always mean no silver;...

No letter doesn't quite always mean no silver; some silver proof coins have been minted at San Francisco, but you don't have to go back that many years before the Ike dollar to a time when there were...
Forum: COINS & CURRENCY 11-12-2025, 09:47 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 366
Posted By jkk503
1970s dollars--take to bank. 16 $1...

1970s dollars--take to bank.
16 $1 Morgan/Peace--distant possibility of an uncommon coin, but probably take to coin dealer. Do not take to bank (you will throw away money)
Bills--pretty much take...
Forum: COINS & CURRENCY 06-19-2025, 05:53 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 422
Posted By jkk503
I trust you grasp that 99.5% of what most novices...

I trust you grasp that 99.5% of what most novices think are errors (collectible ones, anyway), are not. That and 95% of what you see on Youtube and other video sites about errors is baloney. I'm on a...
Forum: COINS & CURRENCY 02-26-2025, 09:52 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 573
Posted By jkk503
If Beckett ever graded coins, I'm not aware of...

If Beckett ever graded coins, I'm not aware of it. I'm a participant on a coin forum where much of the talk is about slabbing coins (mostly trying to talk new collectors out of spending $50 to slab...
Forum: COINS & CURRENCY 02-17-2025, 10:06 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 573
Posted By jkk503
coupie21 is fully correct. I don't recognize...

coupie21 is fully correct.

I don't recognize that grading service, putting it into a category I call JGS--Joe's Grading Service[s]. There are three services who get some respect in numismatics:...
Forum: VINTAGE 01-26-2025, 03:32 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 253
Posted By jkk503
did Ebay do away with the reprint filter and I just didn't notice?

I distinctly recall that there used to be a card property of reprint vs. original on Ebay listings. I can no longer find that despite looking in the same properties (left hand side filter), oh, about...
Forum: COINS & CURRENCY 04-30-2024, 11:23 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 988
Posted By jkk503
JKK from the NGC boards. Welcome here as well. ...

JKK from the NGC boards. Welcome here as well.

Did she leave you any devil's face dollars? Those are fun to find. I was told they were the work of a Francophone nationalist engraver, but have...
Forum: VINTAGE 04-18-2024, 09:18 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 891
Posted By jkk503
I'm on a custom card board. They've got a card...

I'm on a custom card board. They've got a card created for him for probably every season he showed up to camp or was on the roster. I posted this in case someone wants to send him some.
Forum: COINS & CURRENCY 04-11-2024, 08:29 AM
Replies: 5
Views: 1,393
Posted By jkk503
The dealer's assortment can is your and their...

The dealer's assortment can is your and their friend. It'll be one of those tins like when your sister-in-law sends you a can of cookies for the holidays, usually 2-3 inches deep in foreign coins....
Forum: VINTAGE 03-21-2024, 10:29 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,210
Posted By jkk503
That was kind of what I figured, but expendable...

That was kind of what I figured, but expendable cards abound on which to experiment, so I keep an open mind. I actually had some success taking at least some off the backs of 1970 Topps baseball, but...
Forum: COINS & CURRENCY 03-21-2024, 04:43 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,173
Posted By jkk503
Based on what you have posted, I don't see how...

Based on what you have posted, I don't see how anyone can give you a useful appraisal. The photos are too many; they are of one side only; they are blurry. The best I can do is to send you to...
Forum: VINTAGE 03-21-2024, 04:39 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,210
Posted By jkk503
And that takes it off the backs? Worth a try....

And that takes it off the backs? Worth a try. More thieving from my wife's lingerie drawer (she'll be so thrilled).
Forum: COINS & CURRENCY 03-18-2024, 09:31 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 796
Posted By jkk503
As someone whose coin collecting began about 1968...

As someone whose coin collecting began about 1968 with a Kansas grandma telling me I could keep a Barber dime found just outside the carriage-room door, I feel that. In case you don't know what you...
Forum: COINS & CURRENCY 02-23-2024, 09:55 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,364
Posted By jkk503
No. Just as bad. Good luck, though.

No. Just as bad. Good luck, though.
Forum: COINS & CURRENCY 02-20-2024, 10:45 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,364
Posted By jkk503
Well, when you want some opinion on that from a...

Well, when you want some opinion on that from a specialist, please post larger cropped photos plus weight and diameter (grams and mm, please). I read about six alphabets and ancient/Islamic world...
Forum: COINS & CURRENCY 02-19-2024, 08:35 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,364
Posted By jkk503
Can't tell from pics that small.

Can't tell from pics that small.
Forum: COINS & CURRENCY 02-19-2024, 08:34 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 675
Posted By jkk503
If you have a question, please let us know what...

If you have a question, please let us know what it is, and for any coin you want an experienced opinion on, please provide larger zoomed and cropped images.
Forum: VINTAGE 02-01-2024, 01:36 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 1,210
Posted By jkk503
wax off, nylons, and an odd outcome

I am starting with the assumption that where I am now, many others have already been and thus I am not sharing anything new. However, I'm seeing something odd and I've never read about it occurring...
Forum: Welcome New Members! *Read here first* 12-23-2023, 07:19 PM
Replies: 3
Views: 1,481
Posted By jkk503
Welcome from Beaverton/Aloha. What's your...

Welcome from Beaverton/Aloha.

What's your favorite local shop? Mine is Hoody's in Tigard, go past it every weekday morning, but I sort of know Tait's family from a tenuous connection. They always...
Forum: Welcome New Members! *Read here first* 12-20-2023, 07:36 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,280
Posted By jkk503
Cheers from Portland, a Husky in exile in Zero...

Cheers from Portland, a Husky in exile in Zero and Bieber country.
Forum: COINS & CURRENCY 12-13-2023, 07:48 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,681
Posted By jkk503
I don't generally buy them at all. The one time I...

I don't generally buy them at all. The one time I did, it was a proof LHN (rather a nice one, 1891, PF-65) and it just happened to have rose toning. I'd have bought it without the toning. I did not...
Forum: COINS & CURRENCY 12-13-2023, 10:01 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,681
Posted By jkk503
I mostly steer away from them. While a part of me...

I mostly steer away from them. While a part of me likes the look, the rest of me assumes that for every decently naturally toned coin there are probably ten artificially toned, and that someone's...
Forum: COINS & CURRENCY 10-23-2023, 11:39 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,484
Posted By jkk503
The major benefit you would get from the Red Book...

The major benefit you would get from the Red Book is not current pricing (that's a moving target), but information about rarities, grades, and so on. As in for example which Mercs are rare (the 16-D...
Forum: COINS & CURRENCY 07-29-2023, 09:59 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,584
Posted By jkk503
The date is common (look on reverse below...

The date is common (look on reverse below denomination for mint mark if any), but condition matters. One idea is to look and see how much of the bison's horn you can see. If you can't see the tip,...
Forum: COINS & CURRENCY 04-19-2023, 09:16 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,171
Posted By jkk503
Not possible to say much about any of the...

Not possible to say much about any of the pictured coins except that they look like moderately worn Peaces and Morgans. For any sort of opinion on grading or value, the pics would need to be much...
Forum: COINS & CURRENCY 04-18-2023, 07:14 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,171
Posted By jkk503
To find out the silver value of coins, check...

To find out the silver value of coins, check Coinflation (https://www.coinflation.com/silver_coin_values.html). Bear in mind that 65-70 Kennedys are part silver, bullion value a little less than that...
Forum: COINS & CURRENCY 04-18-2023, 09:34 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,171
Posted By jkk503
Depending on how many you have, you might want to...

Depending on how many you have, you might want to get a Red Book (http://https://www.amazon.com/Guide-United-States-Coins-Spiral/dp/0794850146/). While you cannot rely on the prices therein as...
Forum: COINS & CURRENCY 03-26-2023, 05:08 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 1,286
Posted By jkk503
A fake, and a pretty lousy one.

A fake, and a pretty lousy one.
Forum: VINTAGE 01-07-2023, 10:36 AM
Replies: 30
Views: 2,095
Posted By jkk503
This. The one time someone tried to pull a fake...

This. The one time someone tried to pull a fake on me (Nolan Ryan rook) that lasted until I got it under magnification. I saw not the normal dot patterns of a 1956s color photo, but weird polygonal...
Forum: COINS & CURRENCY 11-01-2022, 12:04 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 970
Posted By jkk503
I see one 1966 that is 40% Ag (true of 1965-1970...

I see one 1966 that is 40% Ag (true of 1965-1970 Kennedy halves); at today's bullion prices it's worth at least $2.87. The rest appear to be Cu/Ni pieces that might in some cases be worth slightly...
Forum: COINS & CURRENCY 10-14-2022, 10:17 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 975
Posted By jkk503
What you are up against there is the issue of...

What you are up against there is the issue of individual coin assessment. Let's say a collection comprises 100 gold coins probably totaling $150K in hammer value. There will be no problem investing...
Forum: VINTAGE 09-28-2022, 09:23 AM
Replies: 31
Views: 3,033
Posted By jkk503
If one wants to decide that vintage has advanced...

If one wants to decide that vintage has advanced to include 80s cards, I don't see a problem with that, but we still need a qualifier to separate the junk wax era from the toy era (where cards were...
Forum: VINTAGE 09-28-2022, 09:19 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,285
Posted By jkk503
There are indeed vintage type sleeves that are...

There are indeed vintage type sleeves that are slightly larger and quite a bit more expensive. I use those for 56s and before (until the point where they actually become smaller than modern cards). I...
Forum: VINTAGE 09-28-2022, 09:17 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,040
Posted By jkk503
That's a really beautiful card. I'm no grading...

That's a really beautiful card. I'm no grading service expert, but a 6 would not shock me one bit.
Forum: COINS & CURRENCY 04-07-2022, 11:20 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 1,158
Posted By jkk503
Pics of the individual coins are too small to say...

Pics of the individual coins are too small to say anything beyond they might credibly be uncs. The fact that the packaging calls them BU cuts no ice.
Forum: VINTAGE 01-19-2022, 01:35 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 920
Posted By jkk503
I live in the western Portland burbs,...

I live in the western Portland burbs, unincorporated, so I could probably get away with it. Pull it in the Portland city limits and I'm sure I'd get an environmental complaint. But I admit it would...
Forum: VINTAGE 01-17-2022, 02:03 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 920
Posted By jkk503
Fair enough. But I don't know; seems like a...

Fair enough. But I don't know; seems like a pretty good recommendation. Appreciate the guidance, and I'll chalk this one up to me making too many assumptions about what I'd be getting.
Forum: VINTAGE 01-17-2022, 12:55 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 920
Posted By jkk503
It's mainly for learning purposes since I've...

It's mainly for learning purposes since I've already completed the estimation process the Ebay way, but what I bought was Beckett Baseball, 2-22 edition, with Miguel Cabrera on the cover; also...
Forum: VINTAGE 01-16-2022, 10:57 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 920
Posted By jkk503
Thanks. I definitely get all that, but I wasn't...

Thanks. I definitely get all that, but I wasn't sure where else to ask whether there was just a big donut hole in the price guides' coverage. And since this is for a legal situation, there is some...
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