The S-223 1801 cent (as well as several other varieties) shows a denomination of 1/000 rather than 1/100.
For comparison, here are my insurance shots of my S-223 1801 1c. The seller claimed it was VF-30, ANACS graded it F12, and the EAC grade is...
Here is the MSDS for Tarn-X. I don't see any wax polish in it, but that doesn't mean that it's safe for copper or any other coins....
Ye olde "soft white" incandescent house bulb will work just fine as long as you can correct for color temperature. So can photofloods, which...
Here's my setup: [ATTACH] The Copystand is a Beseler CS14 designed for use with medium format film cameras. The Camera is a Nikon D800, and I...
Slumbering in a Stapled 2x2 since Boy Scouts... [ATTACH][ATTACH]
10-50x optical may be a little too much magnification for coins. For Christmas, my wife bought me a low-power Trinocular Microscope from Amscope,...
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Look for a "macro" feature on the camera. Some cameras will can achieve close focus automagically, others require a menu or dial setting, and...
ANACS gave my 1804 dollar an EF-40 and didn't even bother with a pedigree... [ATTACH][ATTACH]
For coins like these, the metal value is meaningless. The price comes down to fashion and the whim of a small group of very wealthy people....
Not really a coin, but... [ATTACH][ATTACH] I also carry a 50 billion dollar Zimbabwe "Agro-Cheque" in my wallet.
I suggest treating PCI graded coins as raw. I own a few accurately graded coins in PCI slabs, but also three total misses: -- A 1900 Indian in...
I just purchased a set of 1, 10, and 50 tiyin coins from Kyrgyzstan, thinking I'd be getting the lowest denomination legal tender coin in the...
Just for SliderGuy, here's a cull that somehow made it into an AU58 Details slab: [ATTACH][ATTACH]
I've received one unsolicited half dollar in change in the last 3 years. The only time I've received an unsolicited "golden dollar" in change was...
Stuck for a week again? I won't be cruel and post an Hawaiian half-dollar, okay? How about a nice, forum friendly, common-date, bag-marked MS-64...
Mine was an 1898 Barber Quarter, in an old-style PCI green label PR-64 slab. When I got the coin, I convinced myself that the scratches I saw...
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