Are we there yet?? :)
Or it could mean that gold is due for further correction.
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I might buy a nice common coin @ current , but not a bar.
If you are saying they shared mintmark and/or "FG" , not in my opinion. They are different in each case
The rims do not show proof characteristics, so I would say no.
The former #1 industrial use of silver was photography, with today even x-ray film is being replaced with digital sensors, whereas the #1...
I do not believe this is MD, but "hob" , "Punch shoulder", or "Longacre's" doubling. Which is not a variety or error or doubled die. Instead as...
Let me second what Booksb4coins said above. If given only one choice between knowledge and research or the physical coins themselves, I would...
Remember the coin composition, size and weight was determined by politicians.
try a local library. The latest is usually in reference section, but the older copies often circulate. Same for Scott tam catalogs.
I should have mentioned that modern black nano-carbon ink or dye inks don't have similar corrosion /toning action.
I hate to say that you should look up "iron gall ink" and its corrosive properties, as it has a pH typically between 2-5, Acidic, and so the...
It also indicted that the direction of precious metal prices is not in the hands of stackers or "The USDollar is doomed" proponents, but in the...
Brian, even though it is a thread of mine from a couple of years, ago, I think it would help you with surface evaluation of a coin. Doug had...
Tom, when I was starting out many decades ago, I had a hard time with some of the mint mark alterations people could do on coins, so I ground the...
There have been several threads on the Lovett Confederate cent,You might use the :search forums: button above to find the old threads. I have...
Nothing until the acetone evaporates ( unless in a lab bottle) and then the surface will be slightly more reactive due to organics on the surface...
Yes, it can happen, but you are comparing eye-appeal with circulation wear and these are different factors. I don't disagree, just apples and...
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