I think a well knowledgeable collector can find some bargains, but those that just think or hope they found a great deal will complain forever and...
PVC products are a mainstay for flexible plastics. If the package of transparent coin holders or boxes you toss regular coins into are high in...
There is also the difficulty of Coin Errors. A plain 1955 cent may have no trouble for the AI in grading conditions, but what when there is a die...
Are there any surgeries done without humans Yes, a few Appendectomy, Colectomy,and Gallbladder removal. but they are watched by a human(s) that...
Books are excellent, but do not eliminate the interaction that coin clubs can offer beginners. My son is now the president of the local club and...
Amazon search "amazon stainless steel staples" brought up several choices. Stationary stores like "Staples" also usually carry them . Jim
Copper coins can safely use Verdi-care for for removing excessive darkening of the coin. I have used it for years although it does need time...
But also a very important lesson.
I think the linear coloration is more from damaged rollers myself. Jim
True on not a doubled die obverse coin.
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Much of the difficulty is the resolution limits of the majority of "coin microscopes". The photos you show of the majority of the whole coin are...
I would be in the MS-63 value area.
I would say about 1500 myself. It is more brown than I would want at a higher price. IMO, Jim
A question, how did the 2 dealers test the coin? Some drop it for sound, some use other means, but I would only want a XRF device which most...
If eBay decides someday to say, "We do not know if this object is a "fake", so any purchase is not under any warranty, and may not be returned for...
Education and study is an important factor to make monetary decisions on almost all actions we do. Most have not actually handled and carefully...
Since I am only about 20 miles north of Mexico and belong to a coin club, I used to be able to get gold coins a few times, but silver was very...
Hi John, If you go back to the doubleddie.com and look at the photo of the hand with the extra piece of thumb separate, you do not see any other...
Yes, it is a die deterioration effect. but if a person does goes to VV or similar old listings, they will probably see such listed as a "Doubled...
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