If you are still meeting tattoo artists I would recomend a good friend and colleague Tom Meyer at Ink Addiction Tattoos in Jupiter and Stewart FL....
A Great Idea! I do tattoos for a living and have gotten to do numismatic art several times on people. Sometimes a collector specifically wants a...
Since I'm not an old timer and started collecting about 1999-2000 I don't know what it was truely like before that. But let me tell you that...
That person was before me on the forum, but this group really piled on. Lot of negative vibes. Its good to get past it and study more coins!
With raw coins, ignorance is bliss. I mean that if I open a book of raw coins I could imagine a coin to be whatever grade I wanted it to be. I...
I personaly resist the urge to blow 100 bucks as soon as I get it. I delay gratification and build it up to about 1000.00 or more and spend the...
OK, I just read the earlier post KRISPY provided and realize modern bullion tones as well. I still think it lies in the the many mining (a search...
I'm not a scientific expert on the subject but I do know that some gold has copper naturaly laced within it. I live and prospect gold in the Black...
I bought the D24 which is large diameter and 6X. Love it . No visual gymnastics and lets me view an entire small cent and really helps on dollar...
I started out thinking PCGS was better because of the marketing aspect and hype. I realized that they just weren't into what I collect(toned...
Please buy the book "Coin Chemistry" by Weimar W. White. It explains toning in a way that is easy to understand. I consider it the authoritive...
Here is one for ya. HA.com has a 1920 D in 66 BN offered right now. The coin has a decent size spot on the lapel and several tiny hits and each...
I agree with GDJMSP that the population for Brown copper will eventually grow. I would speculate on enviromental conditions but I only have to...
If you slab the coins then you "know how to grade". I've submitted several tests to see how consistent the TPGs are. I consistently get coins...
For me owning a little gold and silver is an easy way to prepare for any personal collapse/Loss. Loss of job, death in family, flood, divorse,...
Just an observation, but at a few major shows I have attended I see several dealers that only have CAC stickered coins offered for sale. I'm sure...
Most small copper I see marked 65 BN could easily be placed in a 66 holder but the TPG are rather reserved to do so. Take a minute to review the...
I am often open about what and why I collect. I don't think that marks me as a target or a SOFT target. It doesn't mean that you can follow me...
OK Baha spit it out already. Lets do another coin or two.
The 15 D looks MS to me 62-63 BN. The 14 looks a little off to me in color maybe cleaned or "genuine" for some reason AU details. I like the post...
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