Nice , I wish my camera would take as nice a shot . It shows hits and scrapes very well .
I use a Superior Balance Archery 550g/0.1g it's dependable cost around $20 from Wizards . I's good for weighing coins to 0.1g ....
$1000 bills are always worth a premium , how much depends on condition .
Don't you mean a nickel ?
Toss up between the Draped Bust and Type 1 SLQ . Voted for the Standing Liberty . Though my Isabella is one of my favorite coins .
I'm sure they're of decent quality , though I've never used them . Seems most 2X2 cardboard holders are of about equal quality . Buy a pack ,...
Sounds like the start of a nice collection , now you need to get a Redbook , "A guide Book of United States Coins" by R.S.Yeoman and Ken Bressett...
It seems you hear what you want to hear nothing else . Nothing is airtight in the way of coinholders , I said the IS 2X2 is probably less airtight...
But the fact remains that slabs probably have less airflow than the IS 2X2s which just snap together compared to the sonically sealed slabs, but...
That's probably what I'm seeing . It's still a beautiful heirloom . Did she have any other coins .
That makes sense , but a part I left out is , I also have coins in IS 2X2s and they haven't noticeably changed either . Now the IS 2X2s are in the...
For a grade I'd say anywhere from high AU-58 to MS-63 , kind of hard to grade from a scan . Also it looks like it was cleaned once and the wiped...
Luster is how light reflects off the surface of a coin . The dies cause the metal to move and leaves flow lines on the surface of the coin . When...
Like Doug said , I started at around age 7-8 with wheaties and silver dollars . Stopped till after HS , collected for about 10 years then dabbled...
rysherms , All my best coins are kept in a safe deposit box , now I know these were made for storage of paper and not coins . The best coins ,...
Congrats on your exhibit , and the next time in Chicago you should take in a White Sox game instead of the Cubs . lol Or better yet a Blackhawks...
rysherms , you haven't read the book , then say you feel the same way about the book as someone you quote . How can you have an opinion for or...
I've been using Intercept Shield products for years , and they have significantly reduced any toning . rysherms , how do you feel about IS...
Price is determined by supply and demand . It might have a low by US standards mintage , but if there aren't a lot of people who want one there's...
It looks original too me , nice pick up . Even if it had an old cleaning , how many coins that old haven't , plus it has re-toned nicely if it had .
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