Spock, Here's some background on why stainless steel resists rusting: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=why-doesnt-stainless-stee...
That's the EAC grade, EEW, and those EAC guys are tighter than GDJMSP. ;) :)
p.s. why in the heck are you using Breen? His work is dated.
FWIW, Noyes states that s221 has Obverse 8, which is a reworked Obverse 4 (used on s216). Did someone say something like that earlier in this...
Because people would complain if they don't get their Sunday coins by Thursday. One of the things I always liked with TT is that they get coins...
Butternut (Steve Ellsworth). Don't expect to find a deal, but you rarely will in any EAC dealer's case. After attending FUN (and I would expect...
So I dropped off my first (direct) grading submission with PCGS at FUN, and thought it might be a good discussion to guess what PCGS will do with...
Looks good to me, and I'm someone who looks at NGC's 66s with a jaundiced eye. That said, if I were looking for a type coin in 66, I would NOT...
Are dies really different if the only difference is one has a die scratch and another doesn't? Said a bit differently, aren't these two dies...
18 coins I was interested in, and I got shut out. Second auction in a row. Given I didn't have eyes at the auction I didn't bid strongly, so I...
Looks like a very nice start to a collection! As for figuring out a price for the coins, the first thing would be to try and figure out grades...
p.s. how does Mr. Pope define "weak", "typical", "good" and "full"?
Thanks for sharing that info (along with the graph a few posts down)! That said, I think that my definition of "weak strike" and Mr. Pope's are...
Two things going on here, I think.... First, the photos appear to me to be a be a scan. Scans are notorious for not showing luster. If photos...
I wouldn't pay more than $0.03 or $0.04 each. The coins are almost certainly picked over.
Have you ever seen a coin with this effect to the extent seen on this Ike?
ldhair, Have you sent a PM to James Sego (segoja on PCGS)? I'd be interested in what he would say about this coin, and who I would go to if I...
Looks like someone took a black & white (i.e. greyscale) scan of the coin. When I see a coin like that I wonder how/why the coin was damaged the...
You are welcome. :) As I recall it, the change was made because FIVE CENTS wore off quickly, and they were afraid people wouldn't be able to...
Most reliable (which I interpret to mean "consistent")? NGC, in my opinion. PCGS is overall more conservative and their coins typically fetch...
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