Thickness was the whole idea. When you decrease the diameter, it takes less pressure to strike the coin.
Yes, I posted there, but I thought that 2009 piece deserves its own thread.
Here is the 2009 "Ultra High Relief" $20 gold coin. When I heard about this piece, I thought thought that it would be a reproduction of the...
The High Relief [ATTACH] The "low relief" [ATTACH] A 1908 No Motto. This was my first $20 gold piece, bought in 1965. Today it is in an NGC...
Please note that @Idhair wrote Early Green Label PCI Holders. The company went through a number of ownership changes, and some of the subsequent...
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Right. The original containers for Morgan Dollars were bags of 1,000 pieces. Anything else would be bank rapped. With all of the counterfeits...
Paying that kind of money for Lincoln Memorial Cents makes not sense to me. Even the picture in the ad shows coins with green corrosion on them....
I have always like the 1896 silver dollar because of its connection to the 1896 presidential election. [ATTACH] I bought this one at the...
Back when NGC and PCGS first started grading nice AU-58s as MS-62, there was a reason for doing that, according to the market. There are some of...
I believe another person recording the seminars now. FUN shows past years’ seminars on their sites. They will probably do that again.
Yes, it is an official seminar. It will be on Thursday at 11:45. I don't have the room number.
I am scheduled to give a counterfeit detection seminar at the 2024 FUN show. It will be at 11:45 AM on Thursday, January 4.The emphasis will be on...
Looking for die polishing and cleaning marks is why some of us run around with a high priced 10X glass on string around our necks at the shows....
I have used Eagle Holders for years, but they are expensive. They used to fall apart too, but they have improved on that score in recent years....
I have always greatly admired the Walking Liberty Half Dollar. I think that it is best of the "American Renaissance" designs, and that includes...
My opinion is that a collector is better off liquidating the collection and then donating the money to their favorite organization. Neither the...
That is not correct. Learning who grade teaches you how to spot problems and apply the current standards so that you don’t overpay. It’s just...
Having been around for over 60 years, I'll tell you what a "wrong grade" is. It's when you try to sell a coin for which you have paid the current...
I paid the highest price I have ever paid for ancient coin for this piece by a wide margin. It is a Gordian II denarius, which is a tough coin....
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