Maybe it is my eyes, but on this 1917 walker, the whole surface seems awfully "pebbly" rough. Is this normal??
Good advice, I think. Then you must get tracking from the USPS website?? Or what, do you journey to the post office to insure and track? I will...
Thank you Charmy, great slide show, may you produce many many more!! Hope to see you again in the Seattle or Portland area next year!
Welcome, keep the coins away from excessive heat and light, and moisture. Handle by the edges only. Get one or both Krause publications:...
Thank you. When the coin is raw (out of its holder) the angling is much easier, using props etc. I must say your work pays off. I too rely on...
Okay, but the photographic set up, especially light type and their positions and diffusion types. Thanks.
On that deep blue, here are a few other "toned" specimens, off EBAY, the inky blue is seen on the second one down (an 1824). But it is kind of...
Yep the toning is unusual, but then I do not follow the older silvers much. The very dark blue bespeaks of an oxide of an acidic nature, the red/...
It is one of the better ones of that type, in my mind. Decent!! To say the least.
[ATTACH] Under different light some of these same coins can appear quite different!! Another trick used by some folks (control of reflective...
I do not alter coins to sell, I do experiment. Thus my results displayed below are not as good as someone who knows what they are doing. A pro...
Thank you for responding, I hardly had a chance to get the 'corn outta the micro. However, personal likes are important, I agree!! But I have seen...
Robec junior, was this coin baked in an oven to achieve its colors? If not, how do you know?? Thank you for responding, I would like to know.
Excuse my ignorance, I have a question about the above cent. How do you or PCGS know that this coin was NOT baked in an oven to get the colors??...
This one was a bit tough as only the upper side of the obverse, and in the legend, lay the doubling. It definitely seems to be a doubled die to...
ditto, also post 1982 cents.
jlogan -- Love your AVATAR!! I sure hope we can always display such images in this country.One for Lee. As to the dollars: well you are stuck...
jmccarty You are in Thailand. Do you collect Thai coins (off topic). But I am curious.
Late on the 14th of July, or early on the 15 th of July. My people; JM Bullion. [ATTACH]
Concerning the Yuan and the US China relationship (and economics) is the following: In 2011 a neat paper was written by a Chinese fellow and...
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