For those who don't know, the 2 flaps of a cardboard coin hold are called flat-cinches as opposed to raised-cinches one finds on slabs. J/K :)
I have seen 2 '1928' peace at shows that were suspect as they looked and later was confirmed as having the "S" of a 1928S Peace removed. The photo...
I do not think it was mercury due to the way mercury bonds with copper and other metals to produce amalgams that are relatively resistant to wear,...
Use of red for emphasis is mine. I would never assume this , and specifically , not with that surety. Even if one of the board of trustees of the...
Yeah, passports are needed now, remember to put it in an RFID proof folder, as the counterfeiters love to read the # by getting close to you. They...
Well, I took special care to NOT mention any specific chemicals that could be used :), but 'diffusion' just meant not to use liquids directly,...
Raw ( non-slabbed ) counterfeit coins are often found in everyplace from ebay, craigslist, and all of the social media sell places, that there is...
Galen, we don't find fault for starting a thread, you did nothing wrong. If other people wish to test the resolve, that is up to them, so no mea...
Just so we are clear, the rules are rules , no matter what language the words are from. Google translate can do so very nicely, so be nice. Jim
Wait and see what it sells for first.
Take a few magazines to read in the crossing line, and don't cross between 4-6pm.
Maybe PCGS is just waiting to make it a zombie as they are the previous possessor. From USPatent Office website: Until recently, a patent which...
Good thought, but I could do it ( if I was that type of collector) by taking a bright-whitey and put it in a paper tube as an End of Roll coin...
MD, the secondary image is flat. In the 60s the dies were made with more than a single pressing. If there was movement of the die being pressed,...
I tried to post the original posts made in the PCGS forum, but most of sunnywood's photos show the photobucket upgrade needed image, but found...
This is one thread that sooner or later, someone will try to outdo the others and will have an awakening when their password no longer works and...
For stackers, lithium could be licked when their PMs are getting a licking :) and metallic lithium is as shiny and pretty as silver. It is also...
from phys.org During the formation of the Earth, molten iron sank to its centre to make the core. This took with it the vast majority of the...
Congratulations Kurt! I will remember to bring it up when you wander into my degree areas :)
Ok Guys, belittling individuals thinking is not necessary to get a point across. It tends to indicate possible weaknesses in one own, so stay smooth.
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