I thought the toning might be a bit too dark and extensive for some's taste. That's all. If you could see it in hand, there's a good amount of...
You are correct. I used the word "continuous" incorrectly. The hairlines on this coin are concentrated in the primary right obverse field....
I was only referring to my coin club. I used to belong to another coin club and it was entirely old and white and without even a YN contingent....
As often noted elsewhere on this Forum, the TPGs don't follow the ANA Grading Guide. Here's an example where they differ. This is my 1937...
OK, here's the reveal. I hoped this coin would generate some lively comments and it did. I am a little surprised that the toning did not cause...
My local coin club currently has four active YNs among the crowd of old, white members. The YNs are all excited and are at every meeting. There...
The scratches/hairlines are not on the holder, they are on the coin and I mentioned them in the original post. They are so small that they can't...
Up for your consideration is a 1832 half dime, die marriage LM-12. It is in an NGC slab, graded AU-58. Photos are mine and are pretty...
Well, I do all my attribution from photographs. When I get the coin, I take high-resolution photos with my DSLR setup and then use Photoscape to...
I'd give them a good wash in acetone and then a light coating of mineral oil. After all, you can't hurt them.
Frankly, it's not worth my time or trouble to fix the label. I have it identified with a sticker on the slab and in my database/photos so the...
From "Through the Looking Glass" "Well, in our country," said Alice, still panting a little, "you'd generally get to somewhere else—if you run...
Oh, I am not attacking Heritage or PCGS. I understand that when thousands of coins are being processed, mistakes happen. I am noting my own...
I posted on this coin last week after I won it in a Heritage auction for a $68 hammer and got bit by Heritage's $29 minimum buyers premium....
I am not disagreeing with you. I concur that many, maybe most, scratches and hairlines exhibit raised edges. But a scratch that occurs early in...
@bradgator2, your coin looks like it is the 1837 GR-3, an R-2 die marriage. I didn't expend a lot of time on the attribution so I could be off...
I didn't count but I think I got 5 correct. Not very good. My error was that I tended to think they would bean it when they didn't.
That is why I was working toward a dimensionless geometric definition with L/D ratio calculations. Not that that is intended to be the end-all of...
Sorry for the loss. I didn't know Ron but I'm sure he will be missed.
Larry, I went to Summer FUN and it was great. I will be there in January, probably all three days. Hope to see you there.
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