Zach, no offense intended, but I think you should go slow with the TPGs until you get a much higher feeling for the 'details' coins, or it is a...
I think to be fair it should be "merely accentuating that this market is a powder keg outside in Seattle weather" as it could regress even...
I would take a roll of jeffersons with the 50 gram reference wt. to a person who has a more precise calibrated scale and put the 50 gr weight and...
Arsenic is sometimes used in lead alloys for tensile strength purposely, and as nonpurposely a 'come along' extraction in the mines. I ancient...
Next come the " I am going to back up the truck " if it drops below $20" group. Yep, all 5 silver rounds it can carry. I am not demeaning the...
The only suspicious component of old chinese alloys in coins would be lead....
With 5K, I would get a Nikon or Wild stereo microscope, Halogen fiberoptic lighting, with a Sony NEX or Samsung NX-1000 with adapter ( for...
The attitude to develop is not to buy any coin that lowers or depletes your money reserves to a borderline unless you have a backup ( rich uncle,...
I agree with the plating problem. Not a D/D variety.
Here is a good explanation and a good place for those who want to write their own search robots. A little out of date, but general use. Most are...
I meant that they set the limit. It isn't a time limit, or die life limit, they just said the limit is 1000... so that is an artificial limit. It...
This seems to be the type of scam you rant about. Would you pay $350 if there was only 500 pieces? The mint is taking advantage of you by...
Yes, acid. And apparently quite concentrated.
Then it must be the real thing, but with a damaged coin in wrap. Thanks for looking. Jim
It is half of a magician 'double headed' coin. The other 'head' from a missing different quarter was cut down and looks like adhesive was used to...
August, The mint cello packaging has a colored band at the top and bottom of the cello edge. I can't tell if such is there from the photo, could...
I usually see the same level of lincolns I have sent for grading, going about 1 number lower by PCGS as by NGC, so I would not pay the same price...
It appears as post striking damage. Notice many of the scratches/gouges or whatever you wish to call them go over the raised rim. If they were...
Yes it is a MD 1969-S cent.
Since the dies were made with the single squeeze method, most of the DD of this era , the doubling occurs more in the center area of the coin. It...
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