I've experienced discoloration of copper/bronze coins on two occasions using acetone. One was a British India 1/4 anna, and I don't recall the...
That's a great story, Mr. Burns, and only serves to prove that the money one puts into coin collecting isn't as important as the enjoyment one...
I started cataloging my coins probably 25 years ago with a chart created in MS Word. Over time I've added more categories of data I want to track,...
Nice. A Bavarian 3 mark is on my hit list.
This arrived today, NGC MS64. Nothing rare or unusual about it, but it seems any self-respecting world coin collection should include a silver...
Are you sure that's corrosion? If it is, spend the coin. If it's possibly a foreign substance, soak the coin in water. If that doesn't do...
The OP stated his reason for coming here multiple times, and it wasn't for empathy or pitchforks.
The color. If it's accurate, I'd stay away from that one. The second coin would be a nice addition to your type set.
There's a huge difference in color. Are these your pics and is the color accurate? If so, I'd be very suspicious of the first coin.
1967 is the lowest mintage (~ 1 mil) in the series, but overall a very common type. Without researching it more thoroughly, I'd guess $60 is a...
Personally I get a headache just thinking about going through 50 rolls of 2015 cents, so my vote would be no.
You're placing a lot of hope in the possibility that you can get your granddaughter to catch the coin collecting bug. Like Andy Dufresne said,...
Good strategy. I'm sure name-calling will produce the results you came here looking for. Relax and have a little fun. It's just a hobby.
Rorschach test!
Agreed. Posts by noob-ish coin roll hunters searching for modern micro-errors have reached epidemic proportions. It would be great if mods would...
Does that include shipping?
Seconded.
Sounds about right.
D.B. Cooper?
Ha ha! I assure you, it's not about a bigger budget. I avoid the rare and exotic and focus instead on more common varieties that I find...
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