I'm quite sure that, in hand, the coin does not look like that. Those photos are highly optimistic in a deceptive style to make you think that...
Yes, I am familiar with tab toning. Sometimes, it can be quite attractive. In the case of the current coin under discussion, I suspect (if it is...
Well, here's a coin I never thought I'd own. Those of you who know me know that I have been working on a Prooflike Type set for about 10 years...
Wow, quite a different thread here than on a certain other forum. A thought occurred to me while reading this thread - it is unusual to see...
Bigger pictures would help, of course.
Yeah, I agree. Although there is some acetone in there, I honestly have no idea how those other things would affect a coin, and I'd probably...
It depends on what other ingredients are in the "lacquer thinner." Often, lacquer thinner will be primarily xylene or acetone (both of which are...
In that case, I'd recommend cream cheese frosting. A little more savory, not as overpoweringly sweet as many frostings.
If you're asking for retirement/investing advice from a bunch of strangers on the internet... you're doing it wrong.
I would not accept that at face value. Half the coin is missing. That would be rejected by any counting machine for being underweight. It has no...
The difference is, when the app comes out it will rotate as you tilt your phone. You control how much it rotates, and you can make it go back and...
Thanks. Your original pics made the obverse look like it had that brassy-orange look of a cleaned coin. The color of these new pics looks more...
In hand, her little sister is almost more impressive. NGC MS-66PL. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I have nothing to add except - this is a very cool thread. How did they choose what the country/region/province should look like? I get that...
I love the way that PL surfaces can make toning *pop*. Unfortunately, it also makes them a beast to photograph. NGC MS-64PL, ex Dick Osburn (these...
Early US Copper collectors can be a funny bunch... many of them significantly prefer raw coins. Plus, it will come back as AU details, scratched....
That thing has seen a remarkable amount of abuse for the level of wear it has. But, that's a pretty high grade '94 cent... so that's awesome. In...
They don't necessarily have to be exactly parallel. See the dollar that John Milton posted above - sometimes, it took several scrapes of the file...
No TPG will call adjustment marks a problem - they were a part of the coin-making process. I personally don't prefer the look and would pay less...
Well that's very unusual - and appears like it is very attractive. Congrats!
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