No cash = our paranoid government(s) will know every transaction you make, where, when, to whom, in what country, etc., etc., and match the...
This small silver coin is Peru Krause #KM-93; 1802 is a common date in a seven year run of this type. Penny shows comparative size. The mint mark...
I started a set of Canadian Large Cents (1859-1920) as they are inexpensive and plentiful with only one or two scarce dates. The older albums...
I wouldn't be too quick to call that medallion worthless (except as bullion). A former employee of the Company may really want an example for his...
My guess would be that a large lamination broke off the bottom half of the obverse, and then the coin circulated normally for many years, yielding...
Conservation/preservation is the process that's hard to pinpoint, because we won't know for 20 to 50 to 100 years whether the technique was...
Yes, if I go ahead, I'll post good photos.
"Four Doubles" is the equivalent of a British Halfpenny; 1830 is a common date, Krause lists the coin at $2.25 in fine condition. To clear up a...
A great acquisition or a treasured Christmas gift for the British collector: set of two Great Britain 1989 Silver Proof £2 Piedfort coins, as...
SaltySam "gets it" -- "...Conserving and restoration are two different things." And you are paying for "something" that might squeeze out a...
In general, conservation prevents damage; restoration mitigates existing damage, before they're slabbed. What made me post this topic, this...
Coin's in the bank, so no picture until early next week. I don't think the odd coloration will show up, but we'll see. Ads in Coin World make a...
I need to find a reliable coin restoration (not conservation) service. Anyone have any prior experiences, good or bad? I have an AU 1913 Barber...
Ten different Canada Large Cents for the date collector. Includes 1859, 1876H, 1896, 1901, 1903, 1908, 1917, 1918, 1919, and 1920; coins displayed...
There's another test you can make; if the "tail" of the displaced 9 is firmly attached to the "field" of the coin, then I may change my mind...
There's a significant flattening of the rim directly to the left of the "O" in "OF," and that corresponds well to the location of the damaged "9"...
Two coins for the Barber 50c date collector, 1909 and 1907-S as shown. Sharp LIBERT on the 1909, the “Y” has gunk over it. The obverse of the 1909...
Can't believe no one has jumped on these beautiful old coppers, the NEWEST of which is 130 years old. Nice group of well-preserved Swedish...
This is a pristine, fresh, near-mint copy of Q. David Bowers' 1983 book, "Virgil Brand: The Man and His Era," hardbound, 246 pages, size 8½ x 11....
An out-of-state dealer "might" save you the sales tax, and the larger the purchase, the more the sales tax will exceed postage. The dealer can...
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