You're right about that. Just seeing the stuff many of my competitors buy and then sell, I'm like "Why the heck would you sell that?". Either they...
I started out as a collector in my childhood. I only started selling coins in my early years of college to pay for my education. Once I realized...
Yes I deal on eBay, and I generally get good lot buys at auctions. I collect the best stuff and sell off the rest to re-invest. So yes I have made...
Unless the coin is lustrous and mint state, there will always be something else on the surface. Acetone will react with organic compounds in...
Absolutely. People who make impulse buys or have money to throw around and simply must have that certain coin that strikes their eye... they are...
I used to use nail polish remover, but learned quickly that that is an absolutely TERRIBLE method. You want pure acetone, like the kind you buy at...
A St. Gaudens worth 2.5k to 3k is already something worth far beyond gold value. Personally, numismatics is both a hobby and an investment. If you...
For circulated coin, absolutely. But, when you start getting into potentially high mint state coins, you do need magnification.
I'm not so sure you're in the minority on that one. =)
As long as the coins are not in physical contact with the pvc containing material, there should not be any problem.
Well, "out of sight, out of mind" certainly applies here. Keep in mind that what you see under magnification is still the truth. It may be ugly,...
Sometimes the shock of realizing just how much value there can be to a small piece of copper is enough to get that interest brewing. You can...
If he did, it would be suspicious as an insurance scam.
That coin actually did not sell, and the price was 300 rupees, which is less than $7 USD. The coin posted by the OP is worth in the $30 to $50...
You might be surprised, as far as foreign coins at least. The competition for many foreign coins here is not nearly as fierce as for US coins of...
With such a thin layer of silver, it seems like it's more trouble than it's worth to de-silver gilded numismatic items. Probably makes more sense...
There is one problem with these conveniently cheap and handy things. I've noticed that the magnification is not always very clear. It seems one or...
Sorry to hear that. :foot-mouth:
The close up pics of the chin and mouth actually show pretty clearly that it's a regular circulation strike. You can tell from the wider angle...
I can't think of a single major "world class" coin collection that did not sell for significantly more than what it [likely] cost to put it...
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