It seems like you are trying to light your coin with a single-source high-intensity bluish light (like an LED). Try using a softer white light...
It does not sound like a divorce is currently in the works. That might change things drastically (I don’t know). Talk with a lawyer to see what...
Capped bust halves offer the biggest bang for your buck. They can easily be had in EF/AU condition for less than $250, though keep in mind that...
Wheat cents are collecible. Dateless buffalos are collectible. I bet that is 90% of what was released to the wild.
I agree with the AU-53 sentiment On LDS capped bust halves, the flow lines were sometimes easily visible down to VF grades.
And this is why prenupital agreements exist. It certainly would give me peace of mind.
Yet another example of coins that seem too common to fake being faked.
The ones I regret I sold.
As someone with prosopagnosia, I find it very hard to distinguish Vitellius and Vespasian. I just take your word that they are transitional types,...
Same here
This is what happened to key the dates of popular series. “Rare” coins have been proven to be nothing more than scarce. The market corrected.
I’m not using a biological microscope. It is definitely illuminating what it is magnifying. But it certainly not a professional grade...
Oh wait, I do have an O mint Morgan.
I use special holders designed for Chinese coins. [ATTACH]
Mine is an 1886. The luster on those is usually pretty strong
I actually like this one, but I’d rather hold out for a nice VF/EF altered 1813. Though I like the intense luster on this one.
I can barely tell what I am looking at from those pictures.
Just a P and an S
The coin was covered in some gunk in circulation, which protected the mint luster until it was cleaned in modern times.
That was my interpretation of the image
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