I take it that these were in 2x2's or in less respected TPG holders. Top TPG's only assign "Red" if it's at or very near 100% red. It doesn't...
If the top TPG's do make a mistake it most likely will be towards grading an "iffy" coin as possibly not genuine. It is highly doubtful any...
It is possible to pull culls from a hoard of coins without singling out any semi to full key coins. I've been pulling 95% copper cents from rolls...
Nickels are an alloy not a clad process. Cladding involves bonding of a dissimilar metal or alloy to a surface. An alloy is of uniform...
From a collectors standpoint, any year ASE, Maple, Kook, Brittania can only be minted for that year. Any particular design silver round, which...
You've heard of the "no kill" animal shelters. If I were to open a coin shop it would be a "no melt" policy. However, I would refuse to buy some...
Sending common date and problem silver coins to be melted is common. This could, over decades cause the values to increase somewhat as...
rarely found in rolls First off, 2009-S is proof only so you are highly unlikely to find these in a roll unless Junior raided Papa's coin...
Place one on the floor of your oven near the element and turn it on for a bit. That is one way AT is done. Aso different chemicals will yield...
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Lighting techniques for mirror proof coins is different than other coins. Experimentation is the only way to develop the different techniques for...
64rb. Lincoln looks like he has acne scars.
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I suspect that most of it is copper hoarding. I am pulling VF or better '59s to early '82s, undamaged wheats, AU or better late '82s to '08s and...
I agree that the first is a clip and might have a slight premium over the same condition coin w/o a clip. The more pronounced the clip is, the...
Marks in the field don't always mean circulation. You must take into consideration how the mint handles coins and then add in the fact that...
If the pointed heads inside the Beltway want to save billions of dollars in government spending, get rid of the paper $1 and replace it with the...
Grading coins involves more than just ones and zeros. Asthetics involves knowlege of varying degrees of quality (or lack thereof) and emotion or...
Any questions about any retailer can be resolved by asking a few people the right questions. Check the BBB, talk to existing customers, go online...
If he was a real coin dealer, he would not have used this method to determine if it was gold or not. A density test would have been the ideal way...
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