The largest 5x magnifier I've been able to locate is this: http://www.opticsplanet.net/bausch-lomb-5-glass-magnifier.html I have not ordered it as...
The reason I reposted the percentages for the grading companies is that when I first saw that post, I found it to be a very nice generalization of...
As for toned coins: The price people pay for a coin is strongly influenced by what is known as "eye appeal". Many people find coins with pretty...
this information is lifted from this thread: http://www.cointalk.org/showthread.php?t=31752&highlight=sight+unseen+PCGS+NGC+ICG+ANACS CDN samples...
The largest 5x glass I have been able to find is this: http://www.opticsplanet.net/bausch-lomb-5-glass-magnifier.html but have not yet purchased...
I quite understand your desire to fill every hole, as well as your dislike for varieties being included arbitrarily. If it were me, I would fill...
as stated in an earlier post mercury is POISONOUS, voluntarily exposing yourself to the possibility of mercury poisoning seems recklessly foolish....
the easy way to tell proof sets from uncirculated (mint) sets, is that uncirculated sets have a colored top and bottom edge, blue for...
Is that actually a unicorn? When I first looked at it I saw a donkey. Looking at it again, I still see a donkey.
While I'm sure others will come along with better info than I can provide, here are two sites that I haven't used myself but may get you started:...
The best a general investor (be they retail or professional) can hope to do is speculate in a collectible market. While it is possible Wall...
I recently purchased a roll from this seller. It contained: 17 - Teens 16 - Twenties 12 - Thirties 5 - Forties 6 - Denver 4 - San Francisco...
The 2006 uncirculated sets were available until sometime around October of 2007 when the 2007 set was released. I dont know if this is normal,...
As stated above, the luster once gone, is gone forever. Here is why: The luster on coins is caused by microscopic ridges on the surface of the...
Looking at the US Mint web site, it sounds like the coins are designed be left in the book. You can, however, remove them if you want to,...
I think the advice about selling a few coins is excellent. I believe many new collectors view coin collecting and coin investing as...
I would choose doing the type set or the other option, as I view both the Pandas and plat to be investing in precious metal and not so much...
having no experience with gold, its difficult to get a sense of whats happening in the fields; Assuming that a lot of what I see in the fields is...
Start collecting moderns from circulation. Perhaps not glamorous, or ripe with profit potential, I find it to be challenging and fun (I'm working...
One thing to consider is that when you join NGC or PCGS they provide a free grading voucher (valid on coins valued<$3,000, all coins submitted at...
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