I can understand your concern. That's a very reasonable question. Yes, you are right - to some degree it is guess work, and rational "Good...
Those California Condors are making a comeback ! We saw one in the wild on our last Grand Canyon river trip. The trip launch site is at Vermillion...
Gotta love that luster ! :thumb: That's not something to take for granted. Seems like many coins, even AU58 and MS coins, have weak luster....
Be careful; we all know there is a lot of Artificial Toning going on. These AT guys can change the color without messing up the luster, so that is...
FAQs about copper color : Q: "How do I recognize a recolored coin ? How can I spot bad color ?" A: One learns to spot bad color by looking at a...
The photo suggests a coin much too light and red; I bet the coin was very dark before cleaning (if it was, in fact, cleaned). My hunch is the coin...
Well, it's more Art than Good Science; more hunch and experience than anything else. For one thing - there is much dirt and crud in recessed /...
Per conder's quote, everything is WAY off. If this coin were a spacecraft, it would be Apollo 13. "Let's look at this thing from a... um, from a...
VF20 details, a few minor nicks and grazes, planchet and surfaces average plus (which is darn good). Cleaned and recolored. Net EAC 12. CQR says $120
Congrats ! Nice grab. This is Cohen-13 (Breen 10), rarity 1. Obverse die 5, reverse die F. The most obvious characteristics are plain 4 (no...
By modern thinking, it seems odd that it took them so long to adopt this policy. Leaving legitimate workable dies around is "leaving the safety...
There are several valuable early American copper restrikes, notably the 1804 cent and several proof half cents. By the strictest definition, the...
Perhaps the first question should be "What is the recipient's favorite series ?"
Here's another way to narrow it down... Let's say it's a cent or nickel (per OP). Go to the PCGS and NGC pop reports and look at each issue....
Six-stepper ? Nice ! :thumb: But I'm in Texas... we're two-steppers. :D
Top Pop coins can be v-e-r-y expensive. The most affordable would be modern bullion in MS70 / PR70. They are available everywhere - coin shows,...
lots and lots of half cents, large cents I have quite a number of half cents and large cents. Do you have anything in particular you're looking...
Those sort of lumps are common on counterfeits.
I use 'em, and so do a lot of other folks. :thumb:
This one certainly looks bogus :...
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