I was looking to bid on a coin in a PCGS slab in an on-line auction from a major auction venue (not eBay) and the certification would not come up...
For some reason, my uncompleted post got sent (clumsy fingers?). Anyway, I think the seller is only mentioning the shallow N to support an...
I guess most everyone that's going to opine has done so. Here's the reveal: The 1908-S IHC PCGS MS-64BN did get a green bean. I think it's...
Sheldon was only working on the early coppers, primarily large cents. He wasn't in the least concerned about silver and gold as regards to his...
Great job. I'm happy it's working for you. Now, take a look at my question at the end of my post. How do we take the slab tag and "send it to...
OK, I'm up: Here's a 1908-S IHC, PCGS MS-64BN. I have included two sets of photos of the same coin. The first set (with the white background)...
Larry, I remember you showing me that coin at FUN and I recall being wowed by it.
Yeah, Sheldon's grading scale was devised solely to make his value algorithm produce the value numbers he was seeking. He wasn't really trying to...
Welcome to EAC, kanga. You will not regret it. If you don't have Bill Eckberg's book on half cents, you might consider it. It's great. Ads for...
Is it not true that once coin design and minting basics stabilized by the mid-1830s with the closed-collar process a major design criterion was...
I use PhotoScape X for Windows 10 and it is very versatile, pretty intuitive, and the free version costs - $0. The Pro version costs $39.95 but...
Randy, how about AU 59.7? Just joking but since we started participating in the GTG and CAC threads, it has emphasized exactly how subjective...
I believe the differences are mostly due to strike and die wear. The stars on the half are not as well-defined as on the quarter. I don't have...
I think I see some luster remaining around the stars-to-rim and reverse legend-to-rim and there's probably some luster under some of the toning...
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So, the iodine pretty much dried out and left "schmutz" behind? That is just obnoxious.
I can see the dark reddish-brown patches, particularly at the rims and in the corners of the stars and the reverse lettering. Is this what you...
It sat embedded in a asphalt roadway, reverse side down, for a couple of years and had about 20 millions pounds of tire contact on the obverse....
As a general comment on this thread: This is very enjoyable and I had hoped it would be educational by sharpening my understanding and skills at...
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