This was a late pick-up at FUN. It's the Ryder 1-D die marriage of the Massachusetts half cent, a Rarity 4- coin. I'd been looking for the...
Google Gerry Fortin Rare Coins and you will find a link on the home page to his LS dime attribution guide. The most complete in existence and...
I was there from Wednesday through noon on Sunday. Missed @ldhair unfortunately but @lardan stopped by my local coin club table and we had a nice...
I attended Bill's presentation and once the audio-visual issues were settled, it was a very nice overview of the counterfeit coin and slab...
That is a pretty amazing coin. It is an extremely late die state and the clash is a cherry on top. Great pickup - wish I'd had a shot at it.
The only two I have, from the Type Set. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I'll be there starting Wednesday through Sunday. I finished my show want list yesterday. If I manage 10% of that, I'll be very happy.
Thanks. I have read that there are about 610 including the die states. Die states are not remarriages of course, although some of them could be....
Ay, and there's the rub. If that's true, then collectors with PCGS/NGC beaned coins getting automatic crossovers to CACG are getting hosed...
This is quite a bit of an esoteric question for the Capped Bust Half Dollar collectors out there. I asked it of a friend that is a rabid Bust...
The short answer is 1% to 25% but that's not very illuminating, is it? So, a couple of examples: I assume you mean the US coins minted between...
While WD-40 and many other compounds would accomplish the same thing on a slab scratch, I wouldn't recommend anything that is adulterated with...
My Local Coin Club collects old editions and we give them away to YNs from our table at the FUN shows.
I may have posted this hack before but I had a graphic example today while photographing a new coin. This 1833 Capped Bust Half Dime (PCGS AU-50,...
I hear the most amazing tripe, even at my local coin club. At the last meeting, one of the officers told me that the high price of gold is...
Delighted to hear it. GC has been far too fine an organization to have allowed such subpar photography. A very positive change.
I voted Yes. The mushiness of the bottom steps is not a dis-qualifier under PCGS standards since the bottom steps are visible partially. (I...
Think of the green bean on the CACG slab as a "trademark" rather than the coin judgement that it is when you see the bean on a PCGS or NGC slab....
How about one of the old wooden sewing machine cabinets? With some woodworking, you could turn it into what you're looking for. And they can...
It's probably a toning reflection. By that I mean that the light is reflecting from those areas with a blue tint due to the spectrum of the...
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