That trick might work on a low grade coin, but you don't see many, if any, flaws on a proof.
There is a NGC proof 65 franklin halve at my local pawn shop. He wants $30 for it. I like to buy locally. What would be the best way to...
Looks real to me. Everyone starts out with 0 feedback, so never taken someone's feedback number into consideration. Says "as is", which means...
Although I am 19, mostly everyone in my coin club is over the age of 50. Someone on here said the average age of a coin collector is 57. Most I...
I am thinking with the way technology has changed since 20 years ago, one could start a grading company that used some kind of machine to grade...
Oh ok. The way one article wrote it, it was like they used some kind of scanner to measure wear in the coin.
I was reading about Compugrade, a company that was grading coins with a computer. It said that they could even put decimal grades on it, like...
No big deal, I will spend my money somewhere else.
I signed up for teletrade and won an auction on a $9 proof cent. When I sign up for a site, I usually scroll through the terms and agreement, but...
Lol. I did not even realize until you mentioned it that the back had graffiti on it. Apparently from what I read this was a common practice.
We are in the golden age of coin collecting. Prices of old coins are decent, but will keep going up in price for years to come. Most coins...
Whoops, I guess I missed that part. Looks like it was made in the early 1900s. Are they worth anything?
It's a Marten van Buren "The Young Magician Token". I've found mentions of it on the internet, but I can't find an approximate age. [IMG] [IMG]...
Today I picked up a 1967 Guide to US Coins for one whole dollar. Kinda neat to read the old prices. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
As a gift exchange I got 4 uncirculated coins in a littleton "showpack". 2 2003 sac dollars and 2 ken halves. Thing is, the packaging is huge...
Friend wanted to know. [IMG]
My camera is a Canon Elph 100 HS. As expensive as it was, it has no manual control over the F Stop or Focus. I'm thinking that perhaps my lens...
I bought a half dollar off someone that came in a cracked snap-lock. There is a logo that is sand-etched on one side. Really dumb because it...
Better....but I still can't get the entire coin to focus. [IMG]
Tried doing morgan dollars, which seem to be one of the hardest coins to photograph. This didn't turn out too bad, but the shadow at 6 o'clock...
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