This is what really appealed to me about collecting early copper. For all the faults with EAC grading it does two things well. From what I have...
For clarification, here is a picture of the coin with rim cud, the lines up to the right from the inner curl combined with the date position are...
It could be in the second edition he does not make that claim. The most recent edition makes the claim and lists two obverse cuds, which at the...
Before you concern yourself with a safe have you done the following: 1) Do not tell anyone who does not need to know you have coins about your...
Thanks Condor, did they make the HT34 in a silver metal, because mine is silver in color and does not look like it's made from copper.
It is a very interesting variety as I agree it's unusual to fix a die. But it's the only possible explanation for a coin, 1852 N11, which has...
+1 I would like to own some of the ASE type new mint products but I just can't justify the price, not with all the nice old copper running around :)
I bought this coin from ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/170818747815?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649#ht_1276wt_1270 and I have...
Just to add a little to the discussion, the die can be pulled due to a cud and fixed. For instance, the 1852 large cent N-11 has at least 4...
You need to find out what the sensitivity of the machine is. My guess is the reading on those trace elements is below the sensitivity level the...
I personally see the toning fade ending badly. The toning is surface damage and I don't like damage on my coins. I realize I am probably an...
I am not sure it has ever been much different for 18-22 year olds, I think the big change has been a general shift to a consumption based...
I think the high price is discouraging a lot of young collectors, but I think it has more to do with the price of silver/gold then with any...
I posted the first four, and yes I am sure. The same picture was mistakenly used for both coins, it's particularly obvious on the S20 and S21 as...
What a great question. I have probably spent around 10% of my buget this year on literature, although I expect that to go down dramatically in...
I have seen another s76b with vertical markings on the edge. Similar to reeding, but not spaced in an orderly way. I was not sure if it was PMD...
Just want to add some thoughts on security. The home safe, safe deposit box is a personal choice, which i personally side with the safe deposit...
I just paid $60 for this coin yesterday and it's worth close to ten times that much. But the knowledge I needed to know why this was a...
The list of duplicate pictures I have, which I did not generate and have not verified, is as follows: 1794 B.4b (S-20) and B.5 (S-21) (wrong...
Is the reeding on those uniform like on modern coins? It appear from what I can tell that it has a section of reeding followed by a section of...
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