You should at least retain an architect which the Internet has heard of.
That's a San Francisco coin.
Canadian Large Cents have not been categorized by variety to the extent that earlier US issues have. Your 1891 is the common Large Leaf, Large...
Could you link that result? I was only able to find one 1979-P MS68 at Heritage - it's also the only one recorded at PCGS Auction Results - and it...
I can testify to that truth.
Very good start. It's a lot harder to learn when you should conserve a coin, than to do the actual conservation.
This might be an interesting time to observe the long-term action of olive oil. I once achieved a pretty stupendous result with an IHC so black...
Clean a pane of glass (with the acetone, of course :) ), and then pour a little onto it and allow it to evaporate. If the extent of the puddle...
I actually prefer such auctions as a buyer, for that reason.
I'm not expressing an opinion, but if I set a price, I don't have 40% worth of negotiation in it. I seek turns, not margin, with set prices.
This is me, too. In some cases I will set the auto-decline at 25%.
That's the problem that many new collectors don't realize - like many hobbies (and war), numismatics is endless periods of boredom punctuated by...
Count your blessings; at least you're finding errors. :) Your work will have its' reward. Finding these things in poor coins sharpens your...
"Better Date" carries a certain numismatic connotation, and describing a 1921 Morgan as a "better date" in that context is a bald-faced lie. There...
Post-1864 Indian Head and Lincoln Wheat Cents are essentially the same composition as Canadian LC's - 95% copper, 5% tin/zinc. Only the Large...
Those are some terrific examples. :) PCGS seems to be the grader of preference for Canada LC's among those who collect them. From what I've seen...
I don't see how you can get there from that. You're convinced that it did get there from that, so I'm going to leave this one alone. Enjoy.
They're what I'm concentrating on at the moment. Not-so-lustrous Brown: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Lustrous Brown :) : [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Canadian copper does not age like US copper, frequently darkening and losing luster while still Mint State (which I don't think this coin is)....
If NGC is using the star it means they're not giving excessive weight to eye appeal in the technical grade. Which, to me, is how it should be done.
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