That one's easy, a piece of finning that has broken loose on one end is the likely cause. Finning results from a few different causes. It can be...
Not always, that's only what it looks like in one of its stages. PVC contamination can be clear almost invisible, milky white looking, various...
Yeah, but since he said it was an "extra cent", I was assuming there was an S in the other package as well. In other words, no package with a...
Altered Surfaces is a designation that covers a multitude of sins. This comes from PCGS and it only mentions a few of them - 94|N-4 Altered...
This is what James Halperin says in his book How To Grade Us Coins - 1883 O - Average to a bit soft. 1884 O - Soft to average. 1885 O -...
Well if nothing else you've got me wondering if I am - drinking that is ! :D In any event, given the turn of events, I've moved this back to...
I'm flattered you'd say that Warren. :) But rest assured you're not alone with your question. It's actually a rather old question. I say that...
Hmmm - OK, now ya got me wondering if that applies to a carton of Marlboro Reds :D
There is nothing, absolutely nothing, that you can wipe a coin with that will NOT leave traces of it having been wiped ! Over the years...
The pics are bigger than they look - if you use the Open In New Tab option. Once I did that I could easily tell it's definitely Spanish as HISP...
And if you're not dead set on the slab type, you could even consider these. Cheaper than any of the others in 6 packs and Intercept Shield to...
Might not be a bad idea to only check a couple of the white ones too before making any commitment. I've no idea if it was the ones you're looking...
These appear to be a bit cheaper, different look though. I do know they are fairly high quality. http://www.jpscorner.com/coin-slabs.html
@FooFighter - look on your computer and copy the name of the file you're trying to upload and post it here for me to see. That will provide the...
Chris's point is valid, there are some who simply have an innate talent for some things, so they don't need to spend as much time learning as...
Yeah, maybe. But, it could just as easily be - maybe 0.5x, 0.25x, or even 0.10x. Or maybe even less than that. And that's the thing, if you're...
You can't. And no way to prove it isn't either.
Two sets of pics - [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] How many would say those are different coins ? If you do, you'd be wrong. Here's...
It certainly would be, and should be, in my eyes. I mean think for a minute, how many times have all of us read report after report posted on the...
Let's just say that we are diametrically opposed in our thinking regarding everything you just said. But I do agree with one thing, there are...
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