What is the best way to acquire these pre-1500 dated coins? I found a copy of "The Early Dated Coins of Europe" online and got excited. Not...
Nice job picking up a 58-S half that nice.
I own five 1920-S Buffalo Nickels (three two feathers but none super nice) and four 1925-S Buffalo Nickels (three S/S and a 2 1/2 feather)...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1794-LARGE-CENT-U-S-Price-reduced-from-440-00/173728584293?hash=item287307d265:g:ePMAAOSwAE9b04v~ What is going on with...
Acetone does not damage silver coins. It removes crud on coins. It does not remove environmental damage. Nothing can remove environmental damage....
I love the circcam nickel! Could acetone get that crud off the 1917 SLQ?
Welp, guess I'm selling my 26-S Buffalo raw.
Amazing find! Do these kinds of shops usually not look through what they have?
Distilled water is fine. Just make sure to pat (not rub) the coin dry.
NNC is a known basement slabber.
There are people who say the same thing about toning. A few decades ago toning was seen as a bad thing and everyone would dip their coins.
Very interesting! I've seen this on coins dating back to the 1700s. Also notable is that some large cents were made into pie crimpers. These are...
Love the coin! Slab errors are actually collectible to an extent.
Depends on if a coin captures my interest. There’s an 1873-S half eagle in NGC AG-3 on Ebay for $455 - after using a 15% coupon it’s $80 above...
Reminds me of that 1806 half Marcovan had... discovery piece. Whenever I see a holed DB half I think of that.
Congratulations @NLL! Merry Christmas to all participants!
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1,4,5,7,9,15 are all fakes judging by the obverse letters. I believe 6 is genuine, just worn and cleaned.
Last minute entry! I'm 15. I think the 1921 Merc you are giving away looks like a very attractive circulated coin with no major dings or hits....
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] 1926-S Buffalo Nickel $15 What do you think it grades based on seller pics?
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