Neither the nickel or copper-nickel varieties is magnetic, and other than the color (this looks like the copper-nickel one, to me) I'm not sure...
Sure. Get a new coin from the bank, and put it in a box for 100 years. It will be in mint state when you pull it out, right? Even if you actually...
Very nice! I need to get one of those...
Personally I find your curiosity about the plate numbers very refreshing, as opposed to the standard these days which seems to be trying...
Nice! The connection back thru history is really great. I guess the copyright had expired :) There is a French engraver C. Romagnol. I wonder if...
Excel, but that's not the point... have you posted the image of that ancient along with the similar coin from Albania? They are amazingly similar,...
Post a pic of the certificate too, it will be fun to see
I don't believe it's a reflection of your lack of skills, I think it's just the nature of the beast. You've got a shadow on the edge of the coin,...
Okay, gotcha!
Ok, well then I would suggest looking at the images on another monitor, so you can see what the rest of us are seeing. Your "silver" coins and...
Nice! You might try setting the white balance on your camera to "tungsten" if you can, that is unless everything there is actually yellow. :)
First one, I don't see how it's illegal. Immoral probably. Second one, here's a section of the Heritage Auction terms, I would assume most...
Not that this is necessarily the answer, but a little photo editing might get you a good step closer without needing to reshoot. You run into...
Interesting, but I'm pretty sure that's the way they all are :)
If you have an offer for $500, it might be time to accept it :)
Parallel would be even better :)
It was a couple of years in most of our lives that we wish never happened. Be glad you missed it :)
It's a very personal decision, hard to give you specific advice. I wrote this article a while back. It's about collecting banknotes, but you can...
Try this link:...
Jim, would you also have desiccant in the environment, or will the oxidizing penny do the job?
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