#1 has more "meat on the bone", but it is much more heavily damaged than #2. #1 has the hole, egregious cleaning scratches, and gouges. #2 has...
I don"t collect proof coins as an objective. But I do buy nice proofs for my IHC and US Type collection IF and ONLY if the year of the proof also...
I voted 55.
I like your quarter quite a bit. Appearance and toning both appeal to me. Too bad the holder is so scratched up. If it was mine, I would...
It is not just you.
Echoing @physics-fan3.14, here is a recent pickup, 1867 IHC in PCGS OGH MS-65BN. Just enough red to make it really attractive to my eye and...
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Here's what my references say for the 1794 C-1b: Cohen(2nd edition, 1982) - 12 specimens known to him but because he thought more would be found...
I have the Cohen, Breen, Eckberg, and Fuhrman books. I'll look up the coin in each of those references if you tell me what it is. Also, rarity...
As I'm sure you're aware, the book is a publication of C4. There is a description on their website but I don't think it directly answers your...
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That's pretty funny as an exaggeration. Fortunately, it's not true. A good quality fire safe or better yet a composite burglary/fire safe rated...
Won't be the first time I've been ridiculed! Keep 'em coming. But the question was how to protect your coins from the effects of melting...
I've actually given that quite a bit of thought. If you're going to keep a valuable collection at home, your security and loss limitation hazards...
When I am considering a coin that resides in a scratched slab: If the scratches are minor and can be polished out by me, I don't let it affect my...
The 1831 is the B-2, rarity 2. The easiest PUP is the "2" of "25 C." It is the only reverse (B) used that year that has a flat base. All the...
BTW, the reference I am using is "Early United States Quarters, 1796-1838" by Steve M. Tompkins, pub. 2008 by Tompkins & Destni, Inc.
I saw what you did there. Pretty good!
This is an excellent report on the Japanese efforts to recover the treasure using captured US Navy divers. The Great Manila Bay Silver Operation...
One of the gentlemen in my local coin club did a presentation on the Manila Bay Coins and he had an example that he said came from that underwater...
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