Welp, no way around it, my video microscope stinks. So here are a couple of phone photos under somewhat better light. Maybe I can clear enough...
You clearly don't know me very well. :sorry: I might get around to sending it somewhere in the next year or two. I'm not speedy by nature; it'll...
Well, I decided I wasn't going to let someone else beat me to it. Even talked them down on the price. I'll try to get some microscope shots...
Wow, amazed that RARE MINT ERROR got by PCGS. If only they'd realized that was a, um, whatever it is, instead of a "distracting mark", I'm sure...
Heh. I'd love to have a copy of the Doering book, but it looks like it would set me back more than the piece itself. (Of course, then I'd have a...
This appeared in the local pawn shop: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I've been intrigued by California fractional gold, especially the octagonal pieces....
Well, my day was already made from news in my own family, but this made my week. It's GREAT to hear from you again!
Doesn't really look like the silvery layer is plated on, but I too am having trouble figuring out why else there'd be more copper on the high...
Aaand there's the fuel for eBay "UNOPENED BOX!!!" flippers. Edit: wish I still worked at the place with all the imaging gear. It'd be interesting...
Well, it's a medal, not bullion. Think of it this way: it's a lower markup over melt than they put on the bronze medals.
Because of the way they encode the seller list, you can bookmark your search (in your browser), and it'll retain that list. I think I bookmarked...
There's an option under Advanced Search to look for "only these sellers", and there's a dropdown that lets you turn that into "except these sellers".
You can't state a numeric grade unless it's in an approved slab....
They're well-known for doing this, and for heavily juiced photos. They also trade as "Canyon City Coins". They quickly and cheerfully take...
As I approach retirement, I'm looking to protect various investments in the five- and six-figure range - in today's dollars. Sitting on tens of...
Not as long as there are "greater fools" out there. There seems to be a steady stream of buyers at 2x FV or more. (I'm not one of them.) There...
I wonder how much of it is dollar-future fears, and how much of it is simply "I've got more dollars than all the other people, and I expect I'll...
I kinda feel like this is a sub-thread that went off the rails. Someone scratched the initials "LHB" onto the 1857 cent. @charley wondered who...
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