If artificially toned coins are a plague, partly because many of us cannot detect them, then a finger-printed coin is nothing more than a sniffle....
According to my reference, Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins by Q. David Bowers, the V-12-78B is one of the many Machins...
I collect IHCs in Brown and Red/Brown because, like @johnmilton, I don't trust the coin from turning in the holder and also because I cannot...
Spots on coins after using acetone followed by a water rinse can arise for several reasons: 1) The acetone is not clean. You should only use...
@CamaroDMD , thanks for posting the write-up and photos. Fascinating story.
Wow! Nice toners.
About 20 years ago, my brother and I were playing golf with one of his buddies who bragged ad nauseum throughout the round how he never carried...
That's a lovely example. I'm giving it a 66.
Part of the problem is, of course, the conflicting policies of our government during the last 16 months of the pandemic. The general guidance was...
Ha, got it right!
I voted XF-40 because that's how I see the TPG grading it. I agree with earlier posters that the TPGs are more lenient with early gold. This...
A couple of weeks ago I needed a CPG, Volume 2 to check on just one coin and found out how much the paper copies were going for. But the Kindle...
Two half dimes recently acquired for the Capped Bust set. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Back then, I noticed the prices listed in the 2019 Redbook for the Braided Hair half cents were ridiculous and I just concluded it was some sort...
Very cool!
I completed the Braided Hair Half Cent series, 1849-1857 a couple of years ago but I have been looking for an upgrade to the 1857. Interestingly,...
Logan-McCloskey does say Obverse 1 in LM-3 comes with clash marks in the later die states but they do not say the clash is the gules and azures,...
Attached is the enlargement of the reverse shield on this coin. I see not evidence of a clash here. It is not a different reverse die. This is...
This 1830 half dime is not unique for either it's condition or rarity. But this LM 4.1 die marriage is characterized by a rather unique clash....
While I agree wholeheartedly with your general message of tolerance, the issue is not so much with those with whom we disagree, but rather with...
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