Most test cuts were deep cuts in the body of the coin. Most plating would be thicker around the edges, so one shouldn't test there. "Serrated"...
I have never downgraded since I don't sell. However, like you I have definitely bought a lower grade when I owned a higher grade. Why? Sometimes...
I have always heard stiff leather on wooden blocks that you very slowly crimp in a vice. I have done it on silver and bronze. Gold should be...
Wynn is more of a Macau play, so legalized US gambling is not really too much of a concern. However, since LVS, (which I own), just announced they...
This i ls why I do not use brokers. I simply want a reliable brokerage account. If I want to sell I do so in a few seconds. OP, I would suggest...
Op, my best advice is to keep it. Seriously, the most used tool in my garage are chunks of lead. You would be AMAZED how many times you need to...
For the US, the 3 cent fractional currency was pretty small at 2.5x1.75 inches.
Like others said, Ebay if you stand going through all of the listings. Maybe post here in the wanted section. Sometimes dealers here sell stuff...
Any local coin shows in your area? That or a local coin store frequently will also have modern US issues. At the local show here they have tons of...
Bill Daehn is one of the members of my coin club, and one of the world leaders on these. From the fragments I remember, the highest quality coins...
The 16 I would say a VF35, the 30 a F20 my guess. Can you give us a close up of the 1916 date just for fun (there is a famous doubled die).
Yeah, but what sir? Ancients, world coins (which would beg what era), early US, moderns, paper money? Each of these have different locations to...
Seriously, what percent do you think that would be? 1%? Its a red herring argument. I am not even advocating for myself, I would not meet my own...
Yeah but. I am sure you could categorize those who only call in to buy coins and are already locked in and notified of the opportunity by the MCMs...
True. I would say if MCM, (I am not picking on them, its just they are a well known firm of modern coins, I am using them as a proxy for all of...
True, just like some sellers on Ebay try to lure you in by making you think its a true inheritance or "old unsearched group put away in 1938"...
I agree. Many coin collectors do not understand the "levels" of the coin market. Its just like any other market. Put it this way, do you ever...
Win10 is simply a newer interface. I am with you. I learned Windows 95 in well, 1995, and the interface was pretty much identical through Win7....
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Um, depends on what you want to buy OP. Give us an idea of what it is, and we can give you better suggestions.
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