Sounds like a good time, unfortunately I can't go! Have fun and find some neat stuff, just be sure to post pics
Thanks for the report, Jack, and for your observations as well, Acanthite.
Dang! I posted the wrong one, although that one is pretty crusty. Here, for your viewing pleasure, I present Countess Chocula (& her feathered...
Those could just as easily be pot metal fakes, you can't tell anything from the photo. O fb seller-- just asking for trouble, imo.
Hi, this isn't my series, but when I enlarge the images with my browser, I see a few marks on Ben's cheek, but the bell looks pretty clean. I'm...
Yes, that Bust Dime is just amazing! Perfect type coin! I bought the 1844 dollar at Bowers and Merena's Baltimore auction in the spring- it's...
I wonder about dark brown coloring too: I have this 1847 dollar in my "short set" and it is a deep, chocolate brown- I overexposed the photos a...
Thanks, so do I. "Circam" toning is one of my favorites! You have one to post?
The Chinese fakes continue to improve, here is one drawing bids right now that is a challenge as the forgers have gotten most of the commonly used...
That's very sound advice.
Lehigh, did you find that the whizzing in the fields altered the way the luster "rolls' when the coin is tilted in the light? I agree, that is a...
Latest addition to my "short set" (184049) of Seated Liberty dollars: [IMG] [IMG]
That's a very cool coin, would make a great type set example!
And, with PCGS, you will get a code for "altered surfaces" or "damaged/tooled," neither is especially enlightening.
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