I recently sent a number of silver commemoratives to PCGS. Most of them came back details/artificially colored. I know for a fact that all of the...
The seller took advantage of ignorance by pretending to be ignorant. Unfortunately, there are a LOT of unscrupulous people in numismatics.
It could be from a broken collar. If so, it's a mint error, but not one of any value. However, if you saw several of them, that probably means the...
Love tokens are fascinating. I bought one with my wife's initials on it to give her for a Valentine's Day present.
VG but somewhat rough. These are usually smoother in my experience.
The green will probably come off with xylenes or acetone.
EF45. Not enough luster for AU according to the photo, though it may be better in hand. Contact marks definitely DO affect the grade of circulated...
EXACTLY!!!
I completely agree, except that no matter how many grades of UNC you have, grades are categories/slots, not continuous. Some will always fit...
That, of course, is why the issue is absurd. What is most absurd to me is the fact that anybody thinks having 50, 22 or even 11 grades of UNC is a...
Morgans are not my forte, but I agree with the posters who made the point that the coins were graded by different companies at different times....
Looks like strike doubling to me.
Sulfur is also the bane of copper, but the toning process is complex and involves oxygen and anything else that can oxidize the metal.
Always shoot against a neutral gray background. I think you can still get a neutral gray card at camera stores. If not, a Google search yielded...
First off, I concur that the proper cleaning of coins is not only a good thing to do, but it stabilizes the surface into the future. Coin...
This discussion raises some fascinating and very important issues. What is coin restoration? Is it bad? If so, when and why? If not, when and why...
If you alter a coin's surface, you are doctoring it. You are NOT in any way conserving it. Conserving a coin means protecting its surfaces against...
As others have said, it depends on the coin what light arrangement is best. It may also depend on the phase of the moon, odd behaviors by...
That'll get rid of our coins quickly.
I've sold two different half cent collections. The second was more advanced than the first. The first went diredctly to a specialist auction. It...
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