No reason not, it'll almost certainly get a very nice grade ! It's hard to judge based on your pics but I suspect at least a 65 if not a 66.
It's a pretty safe bet that the coin has been dipped, and not too long ago. But they did it properly, a dang nice job of it which retained the...
While I cannot swear that it's the case, I suspect an exception was made with these because the coins had been demonetized as Bowers states in the...
Many, many times. Perhaps not automatically, though many do automatically. I've never seen one who wouldn't if you simply asked for a receipt....
It is, was, and always has been mandated by law that they could only be sold at a profit. And the same laws also mandated that those not sold...
As John mentioned above in post #7 the individual coins were simply wrapped in tissue paper, placed in a small box and sent to the buyer. While I...
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Yes, definitely. And I strongly recommend using the rechargeable packs for proper coin storage.
As long as one has the knowledge that one needs - luck has very little to do with it. Each of the TPGs use their own unique set of grading...
Based on reports of forum members here as well as all other coin forum websites over a couple of decades now, the results have gone literally...
I can easily see keeping them for sentimental reasons, but even those that show the least corrosion, they are permanently damaged by the...
If memory serves, the info came from the mint archives. I think that very unlikely as physically weighing the coins shows us they're not. Of...
It comes from here -...
As suggested by Spark1951 the easiest way to get your answer is to look in the Red Book, it has weight and composition for all US coins. And as...
Not necessarily, the leather is harmful because it is putting off specific harmful gasses. For verdigris to form, the only that is necessary is...
Throughout history the fineness of any given coin, regardless of the metal, was chosen by the ruling authority at the time to determine the amount...
Folks, if Bryan's being literal here when he says this - - then several of the suggestions made above regarding identifying or picking out any...
Bryan, from what you are describing it sounds like the coins are covered with verdigris. If it's green/greenish in color, that's almost certainly...
They do make PVC free flips, and PVC free pocket pages to hold the flips - both are fairly easy to find. Conservation is nothing more than a...
All coins are, regardless of where they are minted.
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