Give that man a cigar ;)
A bit of confusion here I think. First of all, some of the coins sold in the GSA sales had been in circulation. Secondly, the numismatic...
Why ? Simple, because I liked the coin that much. The only apparent difference between you and me is that I know that natural toning can be...
The different picture hasn't changed my mind, the same things are visible in both.
It's easy to get, it's pretty. I like it myself, a lot. But having known people who could recreate it at whim, having seen them do it with my own...
I'll bet you believe in the Easter Bunny too huh Paul ? Well don't worry, he's supposed to be around in about a week :)
Several places, but most noticeable on rev. Look at the pic and the areas I have circled. [ATTACH] The area of the fields I have circled in...
When the GSA coins were counted and separated the people doing the counting and separating didn't really know coins. As a result some were labeled...
There are. There are even quite a few with mintages under 100 that sell for half that or less. But the quote below is why.
Altered surfaces.
With all those scratches, it is ungradeable IMO.
Carbon spot - that's another one of those terms that has come to be used to describe many different things caused by many other different things....
Yeah right Paul. And as soon as somebody posts pictures then you claim they don't count because they "are" pictures :rolleyes: We've played that...
What do I collect ? Knowledge.
And all of it is going to be found right on the very top layer of the coin huh ? And each molecule or atom or whatever is going to be touching...
You and I both know that in many cases they are helped along. You can pick any naturally toned coin that you want, and a skilled person can...
Juts because you yourself have never seen something that means it cannot exist ? I'd suggest that there are a lot of things that you have never...
And they'll get to do so all over again in few years when they try to sell them and find out how much money they lost.
But before that means anything they have to know what they are looking at when they see it.
While you're "thinking", do a little math and consider these simple things. If a coin is .999 gold and weighs one Troy ounce, just how much...
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