I know this thread isn't specifically about bullion or precious metals but this is affecting bullion investing. Am I missing something or is it...
Most people on CoinTalk know that prior to 1990 mint marks were hand punched into working dies. Therefore the location and orientation of the...
Sort of a follow up on my post from last week on using a CAD system for coin attribution. If you think it has merit as an attribution tool. And...
In most instances when the intrinsic value of the US nickel was greater than face melting of the coin was not due to refinning. It was dumped...
Soak them in some Orange Juice for a couple of days - to neutrilize the salt water. Take a Beer cooler and a trash can to the car wash. Put some...
I purchased TurboCad off the shelf from one of the Big Box Electronics Retailers. If I remember correctly it cost around $50.00. Didn't know how...
I have posted a picture for illustration purposes along with a short explanation of my process for using CAD as a variety attribution tool. The...
Scaling is not a problem - I take all my photos through my stereoscope using the same digital camera setting. As far as using a CAD system with...
It is a simple concept but somewhat complicated to explain. 1. Import a coin photo into TurboCad 2. establish a (x) and (y) axis based on...
I am a Lincoln cent collector and for several years have been using TurboCad for variety attribution. It certainly does speed up the process - but...
I thought working dies put through an annealing process after the mint mark was punched into the die? And if this is true why can't die doubling...
Key and Semi-Key in any series always seem to be fairly safe purchases. For the Lincoln Cent series - I believe the real sleepers are in the...
Generally speaking Variety - is an anomaly found in a coin due to a design difference or flaw in a working die attributable to the die...
I suggest a stereoscope instead of a microscope.
There were not many 3 centers struck between 1854 and 1873 and therefore not many different dies were used to strike the coins. Which means most...
Roy wrote: "Sellers need not collect sales tax when they ship goods out of state. I would pay no California sales tax if I ordered something...
Teddy Roosevelt
High grade Trade Dollar (BU)
1908-S and 1909-S Indianhead cents are under rated. Franklin Half and Jefferson Nickel are over looked. 1936 through 1942 Lincoln and Jefferson...
The Red Book and Blue Book are good for providing collectors with ballpark values. Yes it is true some of the values are way out in right or left...
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