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Conder101, one of our several very knowledgeable copper experts, recommends the Goldberg Coins catalogs of the Dan Holmes Collection. This amazing...
I consider myself a strict and poor amateur when it comes to taking pictures of my coins. No pretenses here. My equipment consists of my wife's...
Nice example of the S-3, (way better than mine). Taking pictures of copper coins is a challenge and an art, and one I have not mastered yet.
I hope it turns out to be a discovery coin. Have you found an inverted date yet? I recall you were looking for one.
I currently use all of the options below: - Velvet trays - Intercept Shields - Self-adhesive cardboard 2x2's. - PVC-free plastic flips - Paper...
That is correct: polyethylene is non-polar and as such it will not bind water/moisture. Furthermore the cells are predominantly closed so that the...
It could also be an expanded, ie soft polyethylene foam. This material is also completely inert and should not harm coins. Silicone is as...
That is a very comprehensive and interesting report on the EAC Convention and Sale. I had also thought about participating in the auction, but I...
Yes:). I used to have trouble telling N-1 apart from N-2. However, this description provided by a knowledgeable collector is really useful:...
I really like your unfocused approach! The Virginia Half Penny and of course the 1818 Coronet Cent are specially pretty. Congratulations on the...
Thank you, all, for your comments and opinions, and @Rheingold and @C-B-D for posting your examples:). IMO, the key thing with these, besides of...
As pretty as they come - without breaking the bank! 1821 is a relatively scarce, low mintage date - However, it is really scarce only in higher...
For a while I thought HandsomeToad had come back.... Don't know if anybody here remembers him ? He was a really helpful guy and quite...
Trying to learn as much as anything. I've posted this one before, but it continues to intrigue me... In-hand, the coin appears as-struck, with...
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Quote: "One other consideration is that #1 has already been graded by NGC (if in fact that is a straight-grade holder), whereas #2 appears to be...
Thank you all for your opinions. I must say, I was not expecting coin 2 (my coin) to be overall more appealing per concensus, but I tend to be...
Quote: "is one real and one fake?" No, they are both real. This is an exercise in comparing both coins.
That is a nice '43-O Quarter Eagle, LordM! I don't know much about branch quarter eagles (or their values), but that is a nice example you have there.
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