Not easy to do with something almost two and a half inches in diameter.
Yes even if the customer doesn't request images. For the past seven years NGC has photographed every coin they slabbed and the images have been...
When I dealt with them back in the early days of my collecting I found them to be very conservative on grading WHEN THEY WERE BUYING, but...
TIF nailed it, that is what it is. A cap used to protect the delicate surfaces of the proof die until it is put into service.
Yes that is ANACS 4.5 I had not seen one of those when the book was published. The first one showed up a little over two years ago at of all...
Not an expert but I don't think so. How's the weight? the contemporary counterfets and the Machin pieces were notably underweight.
I have to admit a set with a mintage of just 17,000 really sounds tempting, but I absolutely HATE reverse proofs. I find them horribly ugly.
Use the lathe to just remove the reeding from the dime, very carefully measure the diameter with a micrometer. Use the lathe to hollow out the...
Picture isn't good enough to be able to tell if it is a real one or a prop coin
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So I buy it, when it arrives I file a "significantly not as described" claim, ebay says to ship it back, I send back pocketchange and as soon as...
The US did not mint anything in 1971 or 72 that would fit the description (close to 19 mm, weight of 3 to 3.1 grams, silver colored, and magnetic....
In the Domestic Mail Manual it does say that in order to get more than a $15 payout for bullion you have to ship it Registered. It also says that...
The NGC slab looks perfectly fine. As for putting a fake coin in a genuine holder, that is a lot tougher than you might think. Normally you...
8 year old thread. But maybe worth revisiting. I have found that cheap low end scaners do a better job than the high end ones. Possible...
How strongly attracted to the magnet was it? Slight, as in as you pulled it away from the magnet you felt a slight resistance? Or strong as in...
Not that strange. 5.67 plus .227 is 5.897. If you can weigh to three decimals or more that's great, but most people have scales that weight to...
That is correct.
I'm aware of the lines running up into the blue lines on the shields of the bust and early seated material from slips of the engraver but I'm not...
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