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GoldFinger1969 liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread What Loupe magnification is best?.
I think so but I’ve always used a 10x. The LCS that I’ve shopped at on a regular basis over the years also use a 10x.
Feb 19, 2026 at 12:41 PM -
GoldFinger1969 replied to the thread Silver Is On A Tear Today.
But we were on a gold standard back then. Money supply and economic expansions were tied to new supplies of gold. That is NOT the...
Feb 19, 2026 at 12:38 PM -
GoldFinger1969 liked medoraman's post in the thread Silver Is On A Tear Today.
The gold is there. There is basically nothing to gain from selling it. Let's do the math, 265 million ounces times $5000 is $1.35...
Feb 19, 2026 at 12:35 PM -
GoldFinger1969 replied to the thread Grade Inflation or Why is midrange UNC gold all junk?.
I'm aware of that happening at times with an AU-58 CAC vs. an MS-60 or 61. But not where a "kink" in pricing/grading is not involved....
Feb 19, 2026 at 11:37 AM -
GoldFinger1969 liked Burton Strauss III's post in the thread Grade Inflation or Why is midrange UNC gold all junk?.
Hefty makes them, a set of 20 is $4.98
Feb 19, 2026 at 11:35 AM -
GoldFinger1969 liked johnmilton's post in the thread Grade Inflation or Why is midrange UNC gold all junk?.
Designer William Kneass and latter Christian Gobrecht had a lot of trouble with the Classic Head design. Gobrecht tinkered with the bust...
Feb 19, 2026 at 11:32 AM -
GoldFinger1969 liked fiddlehead's post in the thread Grade Inflation or Why is midrange UNC gold all junk?.
Isn't that why it's a 63 and not a 66 or 67?
Feb 19, 2026 at 11:32 AM -
GoldFinger1969 liked -jeffB's post in the thread Grade Inflation or Why is midrange UNC gold all junk?.
I think it might have been minted early on a Monday morning? Maybe after a big party weekend?
Feb 19, 2026 at 11:32 AM -
GoldFinger1969 liked johnmilton's post in the thread Grade Inflation or Why is midrange UNC gold all junk?.
The Classic Head type of gold (1834 to 1838 ($5) or 1839 ($2.50) is VERY hard to find in TRUE Mint State. Here's the only one I have. It...
Feb 19, 2026 at 11:32 AM
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GoldFinger1969 replied to the thread Grade Inflation or Why is midrange UNC gold all junk?.
Wow...when did you start collecting with the $5,000 MS-65 price, JM ? It appears that the MS-65 level was a premium grade and coin and...
Feb 19, 2026 at 11:31 AM -
GoldFinger1969 liked Barney McRae's post in the thread Grade Inflation or Why is midrange UNC gold all junk?.
Without regard to gold, in silver I see many head scratchers with regard to Morgans. Some seem overgraded and some seem undergraded....
Feb 19, 2026 at 11:25 AM -
GoldFinger1969 liked lordmarcovan's post in the thread United States: 1911 gold Indian Head eagle ($10.00), With Motto.
United States: 1911 gold Indian Head eagle ($10.00), With Motto PCGS MS62. Cert. #44147914. Numista-23124, Krause-Mishler-130....
Feb 19, 2026 at 10:41 AM
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GoldFinger1969 replied to the thread What Loupe magnification is best?.
That's what I thought....isn't 5x what some of the grading specs employ ?
Feb 19, 2026 at 10:41 AM -
GoldFinger1969 liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread What Loupe magnification is best?.
A 10x is sufficient. The higher magnification you use the more errors you’ll see. If you can’t see it with the naked eye, is it really...
Feb 19, 2026 at 10:40 AM -
GoldFinger1969 liked rte's post in the thread What Loupe magnification is best?.
I like the look of these. Slimmer than average? At home my go to is the 10X end of an older rifle scope that quit working. It's pretty...
Feb 19, 2026 at 10:40 AM
