I've used them for 5 coins: 1 -- A 1967 10 Lirot Israeli Victory Coin. These were distributed in a PVC-laden plastic holder. This coin had far...
Groaty to the max If you ask me next week, I'll probably have a different answer, but this week my favorite is this 4 pence maundy coin from the...
My read is that it was a combination of the things mentioned here, with a couple of others tossed in. In rough chronological order. The Franklin...
Oddly enough, I got back a shooting taler from NGC yesterday: Canton: Bern 1885 Schutzenfest Composition: Silver Diameter: 37mm Design: Edouard...
Why I like this one: -- As far as I know, it's the only hexagonal coin minted by the U.S. -- It's a bronze from 1943, the year of the steel cent....
In early 1980, I sold almost all the "stuff" I had collected as a kid. During the 1989 bubble, I was on the sidelines. I was more concerned...
What I wrote was "brighter," not "bright white." I'll stand by that statement, since attractively toned coins certainly show brighter colors than...
As a collector, I don't see where I have to worry about having an "excuse" to deal with my coins as I please. It's a truism that there's always...
Because not all corrosion/toning is attractive or adds to the coins "character." Here's one shot of a coin I sent to NCS: [IMG]
NCS removed the toning after giving me a call and telling me that they suspected it was put there to hide cleaning. ANACS either missed it or...
I'll drive in for a day or two.
I've sent 5 coins to NCS. Two were for removing PVC. Three were for removing unpleasant toning. One of those, an 1875 S/S 20-cent piece, ANACS...
FIOS offers a mere 10 megabytes of Personal Web Space: http://www22.verizon.com/residential/fiosinternet/faq/faq.htm I've administered my own...
NGC does accept registered mail, certified mail, express mail and priority mail. In 2002 I sent a coin to PCGS via insured priority mail. It...
This particular elephant coin was minted in 1943. At the Philadelphia Mint. In Brass. For a colony which had been officially surrendered to...
My choice would be an 1861-O Proof Half Dollar. After all, some people think they exist, and some don't.
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