Not an expect on these, but I don't have good feelings about them.
Yes it wasn't so much "artificial toning" and it was "artificial whitening".
Accurate weight may not tell you anything at all. It is possible to grind off the entire rev and still be within legal tolerance. (helps if the...
After reading some of the handwritten correspondence from before that time I'm sure they were THRILLED with the typewriter. (Some people wrote in...
From what I see in the latest copy of The Score the CC1 coin is listed as a F-12. I think that is a little harsh. I was thinking a net EAC grade...
Consider this, the tonnage used to coin cents is around 40 tons per square inch. So no a 10 or 20 ton press probably isn't going to work unless...
If it is new it would fit into the middle of the CC. I know of four pieces an 8, a 7, a 3, and a 2.
The coin he is talking about supposedly has very recent fingerprints. Acetone may or may not remove them completely (frankly I would use two...
Within tolerance, but it is getting close. Low end of tolerance is 5.44 grams.
The company is PCCB and the product is called PCCB coin display slab. They are available on ebay, or if you google it you will find a couple of...
Take up golf.
It sure looks like it.
Yes those are the distinctions of the die stages.
They do make $2 bills you know.
Appears to be a rounded bust point. If so it is not a 64 L.
Yes, 100%. If it actually is nicotine staining or a nicotine film on the coin then acetone might remove it.
That's because the link is from an ebay auction from 11 years ago.
Yes VERY high considering the tolerance for the silver ingots was less than +/- .002 or .2% That raises an interesting question. How much can...
It checks out? The scan reports what is supposed to be a 90% silver coin as 96.8%
Yep, for the Baseball it was something new and unique. Now they are operating under the idea "if something worked well keep doing it until it...
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