I have an interest in fossils and meteorites as well but I have not collected them because I am not knowledgeable enough to know what I am buying....
MS62
You make a good point and I do not test any of my coins as a rule. This is the first and only one I have tested. I bought the German coin below...
This coin had the same obverse and reverse toning. After a few months of the obverse being set on a white napkin, the obverse toned brown and the...
Welcome to cointalk. The picture shows a brown tone. Certain paper products like napkins or paper towels may cause the brown tint. Hard to know...
The coin is a nice example of the variety. I am a fan of the Lincoln cents with doubled or tripled mint marks. They are reasonably priced and it...
I am not sure I understand what you mean by adding the words "for crossover purposes." If they crossover, then ICG is as good as NGC and PCGS all...
Since you are thinking of buying on eBay, do an eBay search for the same coin slabbed by ICG and see what others have paid for it. After all, what...
Proof-66; but I think it is rotated 370 degrees to the right.
My rules for buying gold: buy when U.S., dollar is at record strength (like now); when gold is trending low (like now); buy U.S., gold coins...
It is difficult to tell from a picture. I would like to hold the coin in hand to see for sure if it was cleaned or not. (I don't think Soiled will...
No one said GSC uses shill bidders. I certainly did not. (Granted, some members said other unflattering things). It never occurred to me that...
The trade dollar has die polish lines but without holding the coin in hand it is hard to tell if it doesn't also have scratches from a cleaning,...
I think wheat pennies still circulate to a degree because they are tougher to see at a glance. (Haven't gotten a silver half since the '70s.) At...
dave_in_delaware, go to the bank to make a deposit with the same teller and include a silver coin. Then at the last second, pull the silver coin...
A real beauty! My opinion is MS63, DMPL, light cameo.
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