To each his own and maybe some buyers are OK with scans, but I steadfastly refuse to consider any coin posted for sale with scanned images....
They're talking about a flatbed image scanner. But it's a horrible way to generate coin pics. Stick with a camera.
Matthew, I see you're 13. Welcome to CT and welcome to the time-honored hobby of coin collecting. I know everyone here is happy to help identify...
That coin is from the Commonwealth period, 1936-46. His coin is from the series that preceded that one. But you are correct, the lady wielding...
Bingo. Guns, bullets, food and medicines will be the currency of the apocalypse.
Nice scores, particularly the George VI proof set. That's impressive.
But you just did make a compromise when you posted a lowly iPhone jpeg selfie upthread. Why? Because it was the right tool for the task. I use a...
There's really no reason to not use jpgs for forum posts. Anything above that is overkill.
I thought so. Have you never used the Preview app on your Mac? It's no PhotoShop, but it's a perfectly adequate tool for resizing photos,...
Aren't you a Mac guy?
Can you post a pic of the reverse?
The feather is a nice touch.
I don't think anyone here will disagree with you on that point.
I'm not particularly versed on proofs in this series, but it doesn't have the characteristics I'd expect to see in a proof. I think Tommy is right...
These are both excellent observations. I think for most world coin collectors, buying coins randomly and 'willy-nilly' is just part of the...
Kurt's comment likewise reminded me of the black market Levi's story. Which in turn (though I'm not sure why) reminded me of the classic Wendy's...
I make my own in a food processor. 1.25 cups of lite olive oil, an egg, salt, mustard powder, juice of 1/2 lemon. It's delicious!
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