It's real. This was the last of the ANACS versions before they were sold to Amos Press. At this time they were still run by the ANA. This slab...
Given those four options, sell the coin for $250 to the other person. I would not want a financial deal between me and my significant other....
I must say that looking back at it my original post lacked some tact with respect to the NGC Appalachian coins and I intended no disrespect with...
I kept the image from another forum when someone else Photoshopped it.
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Is it possible for a coin that was minted in 1785 to have been in circulation during "Virginia's colonial times"?
I always kept osmium tetroxide in the hood and kept the hood on at all times. However, when I had to weigh out something like potassium cyanide...
I don't think that either CAC or the PCGS Secure Plus system had anything to do with the toning. I also do not think that toned coins are all...
Tough coin.
You weren't very careful in the lab you were working in and this might have cost someone else their life. Be more careful in the future. I am...
This is a common practice and I would not worry about it at all.
The toning given to coins from various holders depends upon storage conditions, methods of production and coinage metal. At least one of the...
Your aunt found some nice things, but that token was not made in 1570. Sorry.
Fair or not, MS69 is often viewed as the "FAIL" grade for modern commems. I would pass and I think you could buy one in original government...
Acetone will not fume when added to water. Acetone and water are infinitely miscible.
You will likely destroy a good portion of any numismatic value that these coins have individually and may reduce their value to you as something...
There are no slots in albums for proof P-mint dimes from 1950-1964 because there were millions of business strike P-mint coins made for each of...
I believe the Greysheet also stipulates that the prices listed for modern commems are only for coins with complete original government packaging.
US Mint hijinks of the late 1850s for personal pleasure and gain.
You could be right. I was just going with my first reaction to the image and I most certainly could be incorrect about it.
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