Keep in mind, the most motivated cherrypickers in VAMming are seeing every new 8TF on Ebay the day they are listed....you'll see a lot of A1d,...
Keep in mind, you asked for preference - I would not be surprised if the first coin (which I prefer) was a grade lower than the second.
I use the Gimp. It's not for beginners, but it's pretty powerful. All I did for the following was reduce Levels by 50%: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Correct for overexposure first, then think about the coin. I'll have a go at it this afternoon when I'm home from work.
8TF's are passe - everybody does 'em. :) They are generally overpriced and more common than typically thought; I believe they pretty much...
I sell this stuff for a living. Look closer at my pic - the tips of the jaw are rounded, not sharp, for bending 1/8(ish) rebar without cutting it....
It occurs to me that concrete nippers might be ideal for the job. They're meant for bending rebar and have a ton of leverage, yet are not...
There are almost 150,000 of these in PCGS slabs, some 15% of all St Gaudens they've graded are 1927. Kinda common, carrying no significant...
A worthy contribution for post #1000. :)
Back when I was accumulating Morgan VAMs, these are what I used: http://www.stantonbooks.com/coin_safe_holders.htm The rim remains clearly...
On its' own, PVC is a hard, tough plastic used (among other things) for plumbing, capable of standing up to human waste flow. It's only with the...
Far more subtle than that - I won't touch Pepsi at gunpoint. :)
If you're a Prime member ( :D ), chances are Amazon is your cheapest outlet for coin supplies over the long run.
Near as I can tell - better details of the neck and mouth area would be necessary for certainty - these are both VAM-3, in the intermediate stage...
These are no better than educated guesses, but PCGS estimates the survival rate thusly: 1921-P, 2000 have survived. 1921-D, 3500 have survived....
It does, actually - this coin should not be "richly lustrous" at that level of wear and the toning could not possibly be more than, say, fifty...
I never really considered - and still don't - "ownership" to be a prerequisite for the enjoyment of numismatics. At no point in my activities have...
Well, if you're going to be constantly handling your coin, a flip of any sort is not in your best interest. Saflips - my storage of choice for...
And by giving that warning you've just joined us. :D
We owe people the respect of trusting their intelligence and not trying to force them into generalized platitudes about numismatics. That teaches...
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