Tight pants increase the wear effect :D
Not for free.
The electronic gun only tests the surface of the coin, not internally. So if they were circulated, it was possible to be from the environment.You...
The OP has stepped away for a while, so hold on to your questions please.
yes, not ground down.
Yes, there is something wrong with that in this subforum. It is self promotion and either has to be in the advertising forums or linked to the...
The mint doesn't roll such, banks service companies roll them for the banks to use. Also many people , especially those selling on ebay 'Mint...
I am going to consider the requests for money to be in jest at this point and not actually meant, as it would be considered spam and result in...
And if they among others do not control it, we will see how well the forum does without them.
If possible, try to think of who might have known you well enough to know when to do it, and that you had them at home. I am sure the police...
I vote for deteriorated die, I think they cover a larger area than the lines on the shield.
I do wish that Wexler designations would be WexRPM or some other designator as it is sometimes used for Wide RPMs where the mint mark is widely or...
Black acrylic artist paint will do it. A light film attenuates, several layers eliminates.
Put an ad in craigslist offering to buy US coins. If they are dumb enough or desperate enough, they may answer it, then you can ask what they...
Looking at the 'N' and the 'M' in UNUM for example, the bases appear to extend, but with decreasing height. If they were the same height, they...
Loupes with close LED lighting will enhance any defect on a coin surface. They often makes the surface appear doubled or badly abused when it...
It is interesting to see that people seem to think differently about banks and bullion dealers, when they are both basically doing the same thing....
Ok, lets cut out the personal stuff. I DO NOT want to see it continue beyond this point, and that goes for the similar hissy fit in the other...
Actually, I remember the term being used widely by collectors to differentiate before the grading services caught on and started using it. This...
I agree, if it is , it is a very low value premium variety other than the D/D/D/S. But actually looks like deterioration.I looked at 3 in the San...
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