That said (post above), I do like this just a little bit: [ATTACH]
It's hard for an old timer like myself who grew up in an era when toning was just the first step toward corrosion and shunned. The idea of...
The old distinction was whether the process was removing foreign material like dust and dirt or not Therefore, a brush to remove dust and dirt was...
I never even considered that. Right now I trust Jack more than any TPG by several orders of magnitude. He is a true Numismatist.
Rose thorns and a soft haired brush were suggested by Sheldon in his Large Cent Books. I can't remember whether it was goat hair or camel hair...
I think he will be safe as long as he doesn't try to sell the coin as real or seek to collect from their insurance program. His purpose is simply...
That's too easy. Minister of Propaganda will have to be an unknown identifying as a unicorn with pronouns #%^ and &*(. But we better shut this...
LOL! I just combined elements of Forged in Fire with elements of Assembly Required. But it would make a fun show...
It sounds like a show on the History Channel. "Judged by Experts" Every week 4 TPGs are asked to authenticate, attribute and grade selected...
There are several examples of putting the wrong coins into the plastic. Sometime both wrong holders are paired together. I know one of the Sheldon...
This is not directly related to your question, but is indirectly related. First is an example of a basic attribution mistake by a TPG. I've seem...
I wish I could say I was surprised. Keep up the good work.
It's coming sooner than you think. But everyone will have to have some sort of mark on or under the skin in order to prevent use by anyone other...
They haven't made a copper Lincoln since 1982.
I heard a variation. It takes 6. One to hold the bulb, four to turn the ladder, and one to supervise.
They indicate a Die Stage in the life of a die and can help identify an individual die as opposed to the die hub from which many dies are...
Once again my eyes go straight to the die Crack through TATES to the rim.
My first reaction is, "That's got to be a reproduction. It can't possibly be REAL."
I would suggest that the appropriate base on the study is not Counterfeits missed as a percentage of total coins processed (or date range...
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