CQR lists vf20 as $80, so I think the price is high. I agree with around F12 for that one, and certainly no luster left...
Just ran across this on coinweek and though others may be interested. Some interesting ideas on grading towards the end:...
Xylene is another organic solvent which has been used on coins. It also goes by the name xylol and can be picked up in a hardware store.
I have had the same experience on common items.
Very Nice, really like the late die state one. Are these for sale or personnel collection?
Just curious, but has anyone tried using those vacuum sealing bags? Seems like they would do a decent job of taking out the air.
What is your recommended storage method for early copper? I don't take it personally, I'm here to learn.
pretty late to the discussion, but I think any modern coins with significant cuds could be quite valuable in the future. They are truly rare, so...
I think this is right for things like Morgan dollars in MS64 where there are hundreds of thousands of examples and they are by and large fungible....
I think it's around G4, the picture quality make it hard to tell. If the surfaces are nice and hard I would say you found a great coin, I find it...
I store mine in acid free paper envelopes with little cotton pouches inside. The envelopes go in shield boxes and they all go into the safe...
The folded over edge would make me suspicious, especially on these high dollar coins.
I think they bumped it up to $40 a year, but it's still worth it. Check out: www.eacs.org
What years is he collecting? I just bought the Breen encyclopedia and am pretty happy with it. Middle dates I would go with the Wright book, and...
Be careful with grading half cents as they are graded much more strictly than large cents. Additionally, unless that coin is uncirculated, which...
There are generally two books for middle date large cent people will recommend. The first is 'The cent book' by John Wright, costs about $100...
I have attached my last example of 'cud chasing', turned out to be a fold over lamination. I say chasing because this is not a cud listed in...
Thanks for the detailed explanation. Those lines do not look like flowlines, or die cracks to me, so that leaves hairlines or die polish lines....
Wow, for $50 that is great. I have the Noyes book as well, and it does the job for attributing, but I have heard the wright book has better...
I am not sure I understand. I agree that most die polish lines I have seen on early copper are in one direction. On the other hand, on the...
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