I agree that we should not want to lose the history of these coins but it would be appropriate, IMHO, to label them "Details" in addition to...
That's worth taking the effort to get some good photos and posting them here. With good photos, a number of us can offer opinions on grade, and...
Here's a couple that I got as a kid, lo these many decades ago. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Nice coins. I won't try to attribute the cent - I hate trying to attribute these late date half and large cents. I've attributed the half dime...
"Shipwreck Effect" is just another way of saying details. Even the nice ones are obviously affected by the saltwater corrosion. But it's a...
I've seen many of these that looked far, far better than this one. But also much more expensive.
For your purposes, I would recommend an ultrasonic cleaner. The one I have works extremely well. It's from Harbor Freight, link below. I just...
Well, yes and no. Provenance is important to some collectors but not to others. The name on the label is not the provenance but it does eliminate...
I was active in that sale but only for Capped Bust Half Dimes. I snagged 10 of them in last Sunday's auction, ranging from R-3 to R-7, some...
I find this statement fascinating primarily because it raises more questions than it answers. Can @Insider provide any insight into why...
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Yep, Bill knows his stuff! BTW, I could not find a jeweler's brush like Bill uses in the video despite looking all over the internet. I used to...
Yes, as I said in the OP, this was my first try at this and I put too much oil on. Because of that, even though I blotted it, I was hesitant to...
Absolutely, I agree. But that's not what I'm saying. Those raw coins that have been "oiled" and then went to the TPGs and got straight-graded...
Might nice coins being shared on this thread. Love the draped bust and capped bust coinage. Here's a few more: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Doubling of the stars' rays. Doubling on the left side of Liberty's left (to viewer) leg. Rock details appear poorly struck or at least not...
An old thread from 2011, recently resurrected, called "PCGS Coin Sniffer" motivated me to do something I've been thinking about for some time. I...
@Cheech9712, just to add some detail to @Condor101's excellent reply, here are the defined numbers associated with each rarity scale. Note that...
All those pretty war nickels made me look again at the one I have in my type set and go ugh! Time to go get a nice one. I'm going to Lakeland,...
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