What if they drop the tray or tilt it when passing it around. The coins aren't securely held during tray transitions. I would just put the tray on...
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So the Canadian Mint is slabbing them backwards? I guess the same as the ATB etc. US quarters. Washington is still the obverse but not many care.
I've always considered the bust side on Canadian coins to be the reverse. That is consistent with how the Canadian Mint packages their coins. Why...
I don't do anything to aluminum to protect it. I use distilled water and then xylene to make sure it doesn't have any contaminants and then put it...
I'm not sure there's a distinction there to be made. They're not going to grade with environmental damage. Your first step is conservation or else...
@GDJMSP one more point I've been ruminating on. I'm not saying the reflectivity test is a bad test. It does identify proof-like coins. However,...
VerdiCare works on zinc oxide pretty well.
Looks legit to me. Any premium would be rather modest due to the grade, but still a nice find.
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Low enough that I could be assured to make money when I inevitably resell it. Polished is as bad as it gets for surface conditions. I'd hands down...
Oh it's clearly time to buy. I was in my LCS the other day, and they had been completely cleaned out of all gold. Many sellers with large gold are...
Polished.
In this condition it's worth less than $10.
I feel sorry for all the numismatists that lived in the decades before the establishment of the poorly-defined reflectivity test, and who...
I've gotten a silver dime and quarter at different times over the last couple years. More interestingly I got back a pair of silver certificate $1...
Assuming you believe that copper can be successfully dipped and straight grade at a higher color designation, sure. To me as well. If you look...
Absolutely correct. I would also add though that the problem is really the limitation of slabs only having one grade instead of a range when...
Oxford commas are sometimes dropped colloquially, but this is for a publication. I would suggest replacing the comma after freaks.
Same as above. AG level of wear, polished.
Separate names with a comma.
