I don't like those "slab-type" holders, they don't seal good enough and they're expensive. IMO, airtites are the best thing you buy when you...
Agree, but with some extra steps. Use ziplock bags, they make huge ones that can hold an entire binder/album. Inside that bag I put desiccant and...
EF details/cleaned, agree
Wow, hard to believe they got it right!
What you see at an angle is pretty common on copper. Based on the first picture, this coin is very natural with market acceptable toning. I can...
Large date....next time post a close up of the date.
Allow me to educate him some more... The V.B.D. is of very low relief on the 1909's. It tended to easily fill with hard machine grease,...
Grease filled die.
No, the VDB is low in relief and will be one of the last things to wear.
I was once selling a 1929-S Lincoln in a MS-65RD NCG slab. Thought I'd try some new place for fun. The owner started nit-picking the coin with...
Plated post-mint, it's what we call PMD.
I think they should make the people doing the slabs wear gloves. I think most of the fingerprints we see are from the "lower level" employees...
Actually, if you know what you're doing, this is an excellent idea!
Bad xylene? First I've heard of that in 30 years....please explain, very interested.
43S- MS-64
Always follow the polarity ladder! http://www.lincolncentforum.com/forum/showthread.php?24220-The-First-Steps-to-Proper-Coin-Conservation
Looks good but I suspect the pictures are slightly juiced. For $40, I'd say it was a good deal.
I like the toning!
Does it have cartwheel luster?
Was the roll all new quarters of the same kind?
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