All coins will tone. It is almost unavoidable. We can conserve them best we can by controlling their environment.
I just picked this one up. Thought I would take a quick photo and post it for a visual reference as yours appears to be a similar grade. I think...
Shrews.... It is impossible to know all the conditions a coin undergoes over the course of it's life. Anything from a person's sweaty pocket to...
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I can sympathize to your fear of phony coins that have been so prevalent in our hobby. I'll just say this..... I been collecting close to fifty...
If you are a gambler.... It may, but I think it is just a wee bit shy. Solid piece though.
Welcome to CT! Go to the section titled “US Coins”. There is an active thread there called Stone Mountain Website. If I had any computer skills I...
I think it's funny that I go see my dealer and drop four bills.... And the coin that has my interest is the ten buck piece.
I don't know yet. We have only just met. I'll report back.
Certainly not a phenomenal acquisition. I love the history that lives in my coins. Went to my dealers place to pick up some stuff he had picked up...
Oh yeah! Not too shabby at all!!
I been to the old Sheldon church on a number of occasions. The place is exactly what your mind envisions when you think of 18th-19th century...
We have some civil war era headstones in our church cemetery. I believe there may be a Headstone for a Colonel Beauregard Culpepper if I am not...
You are correct. I am not an educated man but have been a successful businessman for 30 years. I write and receive a lot of business...
Excellent way to show this. Because I my serious numismatic learning was done in a previous generation, the Choice and Gem BU designations are...
I see it that way too. We have already elevated the value of this hobby out of the reach of many potential hobbyists. If we take away the bargain...
You mean the decomposed area cleverly disguised as a letter “T” on the steps of the Memorial?
It would take a serious coin addict to find the beauty in that.:)
You have got to be kidding?
Ok... Ok..... But can we get back to the dogs?
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