I send coins to both PCGS & NGC. I have a personal preference for the white colored holders & the consistency of NGC. What I don't like is...
The possibility exists that the slab and/or the coin is counterfeit. It would be helpful if you could post a picture or give us a more precise...
Consider using CP (Chemically Pure), Odorless Mineral Oil, Alcohol, and Acetone products. CP products can be purchased at the pharmacy. To avoid...
Hello fishaddicit, My sincere congratulations on completing your Lincoln set. My Lincoln set still has one very conspicuous empty hole (and it...
Please post your ideas to help solve this puzzle Of course we know that a coin is a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a...
not part of the coin's date? I was thinking hard times token but I have a problem with that initial digit looking like a 9. Perhaps the 47 is...
The 1847 Hawaii one cent (Hapa Hanele) has the same style 4 as the OPs coin but that is all. Very best regards, collect89
Someone is trying to sell it for $30,000. I doubt anyone is going to buy it for $30,000. I have seen some really nice reverse brokage &...
Hello Tholath, I also have an Indian coin that I would like to know more about. I hope that you don't mind my posting it here with yours. Maybe...
Please post a photo Please post a photo of both sides & I can be more precise with my answer. If the obverse is completely normal & has no...
Thanks for sharing!!! I have historically used a tripod to hold the camera directed downward onto the coin. The tripod is cumbersome & takes...
questionable authenticity Ditto. Very best regards, collect89
bitten at the age of 8 I was searching rolls & filling Whitman folders when I was 8 years old in the mid 1960s. I was the only coin collector in...
IMO you should never rub anything on a coin. Cleaning copper coins basically never ends well. Expensive or rare copper that needs conservation...
interesting hearsay Thank you Hobo, I couldn't visit the factory in Fujian this time. Fujian is about 1/2 way between Shanghai & Shenzhen...
If you don't know her, check-out the young lady in midevil dress on the Italian 500 Lire. I think she is on the coin from the 50s through the...
great story, more scans please Thanks for the great story. I look forward to seeing more scans. Check your Cherrypickers guide & Breen etc for...
I'm in Shenzhen China today and I haven't yet received any Bust dollars in change. What China city has the coin factory & does anyone have an...
I'm sure that I'll be buying both slabbed and raw coins. I'll try to post photos of the coins as I add to this set. Very best regards, collect89
Need good lighting for display & then for grading Coins being in denomination & date order is important to me. The most valuable resource we...
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