As I said previously, I'm a completely rank, inexperienced and hopelessly amateurish beginner, but I post my thoughts to forums like this one for...
I fall into the category of "helpless neophyte" or "real bona fide beginner" when it comes to authenticating just about anything, much less...
Is there anything I can or should do about the corrosion? A recent CoinWeek video discussed lightly, very lightly, using a jeweler's brush on old...
For the curious, I do have a few more photos - with faces edited out - from the ANA's "Making Money the Medieval Way" summer seminar. These show...
I was also in the Medieval die making class and thoroughly enjoyed every nanosecond (I also already praised it heavily earlier in this thread, but...
Yes, I addressed this in my rather long post above. My desk lamp uses an LED (or a compact fluorescent) which tend to eliminate the reds from...
Wow, thanks for the information everyone. I would not have known how to find the variety of this piece, but it definitely looks like a Newcomb-7,...
I have a few of these ungraded. They are stunningly beautiful coins. I've seen them selling anywhere from $20 to $50. Yours is a particularly nice...
Another wood shop prank - someone left it in the planer for the next unsuspecting victim...
I have this 1819 Matron Head large cent. It's not a particularly rare date, mintage around 2.6 million, though it does currently hold the record...
When I toured the Denver mint last month, the tour guide gave everyone "free samples" when the tour began. He handed out sealed pouches with a...
Congress needs to eliminate the cent. The mint is at their mercy. In any case, it sounds like the nickel is the real loser. Its cost may be more...
Around 15 years ago I sold almost everything I owned because I either wanted to stop collecting coins altogether or start again anew. My interest...
When I toured the Denver mint last month the tour guide addressed the "each cent costs 1.5 cents to make" rumor. He said it's completely true, but...
The 48-D looks like someone ran it through a planer... yikes...
I completely agree and my comment was supposed to be somewhat tongue in cheek (I should have used an emoticon there). I don't think copper is a...
Poor Liberty looks like a rabid weasel attacker her. I personally don't like all of the contact marks on the face so I probably wouldn't buy this...
I have saved nearly every wheat penny I have come across over the years. I've also inherited quite a few. So I do have a stash of them. But I save...
I'm a little late to this conversation, but I found the the George III and the US flag juxtaposition rather humorous. George probably would not...
The majority of people are extremely nice and helpful. The media reports mostly on exceptional circumstances and they come to seem like the norm,...
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