Link below is to an article by PCGS photographer, Phil Arnold. Interesting technique called focus stacking allows high relief photography that is...
Saw this 1867 two cent on eBay and noticed the "T" in TRUST is barely struck. Filled die? Struck through? Great looking coin though. Now if only...
I'm think primarily of silver here, but also of copper. So, is there evidence? If so, how would pre-striking toning be differentiated from...
I was looking at pics of some NGC-certified goloid pattern dollars on the Heritage website and checking cert. nos. Got strange results on a...
[MEDIA] Don't know if it landed heads or tails. Cal
URL: [MEDIA] . Not your grandfather's celator. Produced by ACSYS in Germany, who manufactures the machinery. They have several other videos on...
Am thinking of sending in a PCGS-graded 1865 two cent for variety identification and was wondering if the cert. no. changes when the coin is put...
I think many of us try to keep a low public profile about coin collecting for obvious security reasons. For some, it's just not possible because...
Saw a Judd-1599 1879 Morgan half dollar, PR67CAM PCGS, on Collectors Corner. The identical coin is being offered by New York Gold Mart for $47K...
Anyone have recent dealings with Argent Asset Group or Bob Paul Coins? They are advertising a number of coins on the Collector's Corner website....
Git yer 1795 dollar here: http://kagins.com/product-category/coins/fed/page/2/ Hey, it's got a green sticker and is less than $100M, but still a...
The free-market answer is as much as possible. Another answer along the same line is the amount in retail price guides for coin in the new grade....
The 1864 MS65RD two cent piece in the link below is on Heritage's website for their Jan 2017 auction. What happened to the last two digits in the...
I'm looking into upgrading my circulation strike two cent collection. So, I looked at the PCGS auction prices for 1870-1872 (the rare years) and...
Has anyone done business with Numismatic Assets of Melville, NY? I get cold-calls from them trying to sell coins. Cal
One way exclusivity of registries could be less of a problem for collectors and TPGs would be for NGC and PCGS to offer a sticker option for...
I've been doing research to catalog 1864 small motto two cent proofs. Probably fewer than 20 exist. I've been able to identify 13 unique coins...
Anyone have any knowledge or experience with the stability of anodized niobium? A few mints, like in Austria and Canada, are using anodized...
Don't clean your coins unless you use a very special brush. Ran across this ad in the Numismatic Gallery Monthly. Wonder if the Swiss still make...
For me, it's about $200 for modern coins. I'm using "modern" in the sense of ancient vs medieval vs modern, so all U.S. coins are modern....
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