If you go with the aliexpress route two things to consider. One you are supporting the manufacturers of counterfeit coins that are being imported...
I find that the larger the city the greater the paranoia.
Put me in the coin is fake category. Bust style is wrong for a 1909 and the relief is too low and mushy. The bust on a 1909 is sharply detailed...
What makes you folks think the OP coin is in an UNCIRCULATED GSA holder?
The laser would be selectively focused on the verdigris and could vaporize it if properly tuned. It would not affect the patina on the rest of...
If you are a YN you also have access to programs that allow you to earn free Ancient coins and Early American Copper coins. As for meetings there...
And if you really want to be sure just weigh it. If it was missing both layers it would weigh about 3 grams.
I prefer to use an acetone rinse to dry the coin after a distilled water rinse. If you are getting water condensation on the coin from the...
Striking milled coins, and striking coins in a close collar are not the same thing. My impression was that Droz's innovation was the segmented...
But when talking to other people use of proper terms is important to aid in accurate information transfer and prevent confusion. When you...
That's a very good question, and I have to admit I don't know. In order to be perfectly round the coin would have to be struck in a collar. (key...
The obv has a planchet lamination. Whether it would get a problem free slab is questionable, but who cares. That is still a very attractive coin...
Well I know most of the answers. A couple, such as the first question, can possibly be open to interpretation. I won't post answers right now,...
I didn't get a chance to look at the exhibits at the ANA this past August, but I was told that one of the exhibits had five coin spoons with the...
But the chances of that are extremely slight. So far not a single Cheerios cent has been a WAM.
Or you may not want to go the tax exempt route. We just discussed that at our club this evening. We accidentally let ours lapse and we have been...
And once you are a member of the ANA they also have the roman coin project where YN's can receive up to 12 free ancient coins, and I believe the...
Non Cents is correct heavy die wear/ die deterioration.
You would be surprised at the number of people who don't realize that the plastic slides are removable on BOTH sides of the page.
You may find active or former collectors there that can teach you as well!
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