Don't be discouraged. It takes lots and lots of practice, but it can be accomplished. I mean both - grading and picture taking. Just get some...
I do not do any roll searching and what I do is fill a slot from pocket change. Then when i find a nicer one I will upgrade what is in the book....
I agree. Now my real question is - what is the grade of the dirt? I assume it is no longer mint state. :)
MS70, baking or heating coins. Lots of methods - get penny whimsy it talks some about copper. Dellars Darkener is another. You can also search on...
The streets will not be flooded - until people let them go. A lot of people are hoarding them in my opinion. My local dealer even has problem...
Sure you do - http://www.cointalk.com/t61658/. Granted this rarer and has fewer problems, but it is still a problem coin.
Nah - just Doug since it did the poll did not go any higher.:) And believe it or not back in the late 90's there was a 90 year old security...
Yep-yep-yep. Nice coin. I have a S-76B also - at least I think, I might validate the attribution later on.
Type of toning is per each collectors taste. Some like dark toning and some like wild rainbow type toning - I am somewhere in between, the more...
Well I personally don't think using acetone makes you a coin doctor. What few collectors and dealers I know have and do use acetone. I have no...
Very cool indeed. That is one nice coin.
Nice pictures! I don't use anything fancy and maybe I will sometimes in the future.
While not always easy I use heritage to determine what a graded coin goes for at auctions. As long as a dealer is new those prices I find it...
Good question - don't have a clue. Maybe they could not get the total numbers from NGS for whatever reason. I have never really checked those on...
Nice finds - I got a rough 1943 P war nickel in my Micky-D's change on Thursday. First war nickel in I do not know how many years.
Congrats thats great news.
Well here is a thread that shows who has not seen any 2009 coinage. I have found cents only and I do not recall when I first saw them.
Well - I can't answer your question for lincolns. But some of the shield nickel and liberty sets with key or semi-key dates seem to draw...
OH NO - I feel an infraction coming on. :) I just noticed the poll does not go out far enough for doug to vote. :) Just kidding and I think you...
Thank you very much for the pictures. I appreciate it. It almost looks like the only thing it did was remove a haze(or dust) off the coin. Very...
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