About 50 years ago, my grandmother gave me a couple of bags of coins she had accumulated, all from circulation. My favorite would have to be an...
If that one wasn't bad enough, how about this one? It looks like someone used Brasso on it. [IMG][IMG] Or this one (described as an 1877,...
Here's another UK bit of advice - http://www.24carat.co.uk/cleaningcoinsframe.html
Here's what one dealer has to say about cleaning gold coins - http://www.taxfreegold.co.uk/cleaninggoldcoins.html
For What It's' Worth Ebay doesn't pull a coin just because someone thinks it's counterfeit. They have a procedure in place to handle the...
Did you report them to ebay???...
As I've said before, coins seem to be going the way of stamps, where they issue scores of commeratives for everything under the sun - Elvis,...
You're right, I did forget Fair. Perhaps I should ask how those of you following this thread would grade the OP coin. And what would be the...
A recent HA auction had this result: With the coins in that auction, I can't imagine that the AG 1877 Cent was as much as $200 of the total...
Described on ebay as VG+ and actually bid up to $200 with 21 bids - and a day to go... [IMG]
Major hits on cheek, jaw and neck. The overall granular look of the field makes me think this could be a cast copy. Not nearly a "Choice BU",...
It's hard to see well in the photos, but how about the marks in the field between the "1" and "WE"? Also, the mark in the field in front of...
[IMG] I don't see why you all seem to ignore the hits, scratches and nicks on this coin. It is a nice coin and has great details but grading...
Inside a Chinese counterfeiting factory http://coins.about.com/od/worldcoins/ig/Chinese-Counterfeiting-Ring/
MS-64 because of the number of hits on the figure's neck, shoulder and arms.
Just wondering, but don't coins with natural toning usually show different patterns/colors on the obverse and reverse? The coins referenced here...
I do understand your ironic signature and I asked once before, 然后您为什么使用了它 ?
I think we're all disagreeing on semantics but agreeing on details. As I said (again), the terminology is what trips us all up. The terms Fine,...
Well, No. But "direct testomy" doesn't enter into the question and has no real meaning in the question of AU vs UNC. If there is a shiny penny...
According to PCGS and the ANA: Uncirculated Term to indicate a coin or numismatic item that has never been in circulation, a coin without...
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