Stay away from privately assembled "mint sets" until you have more experience. These often have polished or problem coins in them.
They are tough to grade because of lighting and other issues. My gut tells me the one is a high end AU and the other is MS-63. However, based on...
I'm not sure what these are.
These older cu/ ni are really tough, even in circulated condition.
Thanks for the info. I suppose finding circs is pretty easy and there are a lot in poundage but most are VF or lower. I've been on the look out...
Can you actually get uncirculated cu/ ni from the '50's, '60's, and '70's in any of those countries?
I like Saudi coins, especially the cu/ ni stuff in Unc or high end AU. I've only ever found a few sources for these coins and suspect most are...
It kindda depends on the date. Each date has its own typical set of characteristics like strike, die condition, planchet marking, or scratches....
The best bet is to get an inexpensive folder and save the nicest one you can find of each date. Don't just look for lack of wear but nice well...
I'm sure a lot of the plastic sleeves without the white strip (high speed specimens) came in a "fake" red envelope. The color was off a little...
The coin doesn't get hot but, I believe, the surface does from pressure and friction. The water would be hot enough to vaporize when the dies...
This is about what I'm thinking too. But I'd compare it more to a tire that is hydroplaning. This occurs when a thin layer of water exists...
No. They're all the same "type".
The proof set is the three pc 40% set. There's only one. The red pack is the 40% 3 pc set of mint set quality. Don't quote me on this but the...
The article was a little more heavily edited than I'd have liked but for the main part the changes made it more readable to more people....
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