the easy way (for circulated coins only) is to drop them from a few inches onto a hard table. Listen to the sound they make. The copper ones...
You may be right that I should have sent it to NCS instead of using the acetone myself. Please note that all of these pictures are pre-bath...
It is not worth the PCGS price guide "value" in any grade. Please DO NOT use that price guide for any purpose other than humor since it SERIOUSLY...
Thanks! I too hope that the opinions that you guys have expressed are faulty based on my photos being less than adequate, thus my intention to...
while I agree with the previous posters that it is likely that the coin is either a reproduction or is altered, they didn't answer your question....
A Gobrecht Dollar
thanks guys for your opinions! It seems that the consensus is that it is a major problem coin, oh well, too bad. I'm gonna take it to my dealer...
I believe it to be the "gooey stage" of PVC. I gave the coin a bath in pure acetone today and the spot is now much less thick and a little...
I am not a Morgan guy, but this one kinda fell in my lap. (Isn't having numismatists in the family great!) Anyway, what would you grade it?...
World coins, to be specific. IIRC, it's the BIG one for world coins.
I believe you, but isn't it possible that things have changed in the last "few years"?
regardless of grade THAT is a FABULOUS photograph. Or maybe I've just spent too much time today looking and poor photos on ebay :)
If genuine (a HUGE if), it is quite valuable. The first test is the magnet test, if it is attrected to the magnet that is good. Test two...
nope, there is nothing unusual there. the rims on the 71's tend to be wider like that. I attribute it to it being the first year of the new...
No you aren't Speedy, you're in the same group as the other 245 million of us! lol, you are unique in other ways than net worth though!
too true! At least SGS has the decency to actually break open the bank rolls of statehood quarters (meaning the coins are uncirculated) to slab...
It DOES matter, especially with Morgans. The SF mint did a fabulous job of making beautiful coins (many of which still exist) so S minted Morgans...
That was my thought too, I realized how naive I was about honesty in coin collecting after reading it, both now and in the "good-ole-days".
hmmm, when I look at the rim of that coin it is pretty obvious that it came out of circulation, even though there is no visible wear on the...
Since you don't care if a coin is cleaned, would you be willing to pay full price for coins that others would discount since they are cleaned? If...
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