I would only correct this to say that the Philadelphia Proof Set "token" is made of silver metallic colored paper. The Mint Set tokens of this era...
If you decide to remove them from the card, pure acetone should remove the glue residue
The soap I used was a round disk and it's been so long that I can't recall what kind it was, I'm sorry. I have since joined the Dollar Shave Club...
Only if it is lighter. A 5 Cent planchet wouldn't fit into the press, so the only possibility of wrong planchet is a dime planchet.
I used a mug and brush for a while. It was a novelty in my mind. It is cheaper, but the lubrication from today's gels is better IMHO. As with...
the overdate is not an overdate... sorry to crush your dreams
The rims are usually the best diagnostic
oh my... it's a Matte Proof. You might want to do a little reading about these.
most coins that people post asking this question are not even close. This one could be , but should be authenticated.
many don't know how to tell the difference between an actual MS-65 and an MS-66, let alone one good for the grade and poor for the grade.
Rick, is the doubling mostly in the date? Because if not, I am lost in this field
but Kurt... there's free food...
more like Pie In The Sky Net Grading Service
I’ll say it again, you can keep dividing grades and subdividing grades until the cows come home. You’ll never run out of numbers for the right...
Maybe those are the only coins that deserved a plus grade. If they graded every coin in the past 12 months then your conclusion would make...
You caught it yourself... it means that you’re learning!
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Very convenient of you to leave out his career as an engineer for Boeing before his attempt at comedy. He is a scientist. Whether or not you like...
I would attribute that photo of AU-59 to a typo. No such grade exists.
you're reading way more into my comments than I ever said. The TPGs market grade. That much you have characterized correctly, the rest, is not...
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