I've seen many of these that looked far, far better than this one. But also much more expensive.
For your purposes, I would recommend an ultrasonic cleaner. The one I have works extremely well. It's from Harbor Freight, link below. I just...
Well, yes and no. Provenance is important to some collectors but not to others. The name on the label is not the provenance but it does eliminate...
I was active in that sale but only for Capped Bust Half Dimes. I snagged 10 of them in last Sunday's auction, ranging from R-3 to R-7, some...
I find this statement fascinating primarily because it raises more questions than it answers. Can @Insider provide any insight into why...
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Yep, Bill knows his stuff! BTW, I could not find a jeweler's brush like Bill uses in the video despite looking all over the internet. I used to...
Yes, as I said in the OP, this was my first try at this and I put too much oil on. Because of that, even though I blotted it, I was hesitant to...
Absolutely, I agree. But that's not what I'm saying. Those raw coins that have been "oiled" and then went to the TPGs and got straight-graded...
Might nice coins being shared on this thread. Love the draped bust and capped bust coinage. Here's a few more: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Doubling of the stars' rays. Doubling on the left side of Liberty's left (to viewer) leg. Rock details appear poorly struck or at least not...
An old thread from 2011, recently resurrected, called "PCGS Coin Sniffer" motivated me to do something I've been thinking about for some time. I...
@Cheech9712, just to add some detail to @Condor101's excellent reply, here are the defined numbers associated with each rarity scale. Note that...
All those pretty war nickels made me look again at the one I have in my type set and go ugh! Time to go get a nice one. I'm going to Lakeland,...
Very sorry to see that happen. I am very careful when I peel off vendor stickers just to avoid this very problem. And I never put my own...
You are one sneaky dude! I guess that's a lesson to stick to your guns, keep your powder dry, and get in the first shot as long as it's accurate....
As has been stated in other threads, the existence of one type of lines does not preclude the existence of other types of lines on the same coin....
What I mean is that if a coin is wire-brushed, the interior edge of the O will not allow the brush to get into that constricted area right up...
Other. Die polish lines. Straight, uni-directional, visible right up to the edges of the devices on both sides of the devices and in the...
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