Yours is a coin which does not justify the micro-level work Insider hinted at; it needs to be at least MS67 to have any kind of significant value....
PCGS has three of them in their Population. Therefore, I guess your status to mean it hasn't gotten in front of the person whose expertise...
I sure hope so.
Like everything else in life, if you spend a few minutes thinking about the bigger picture first and then apply the Golden Rule, you're probably...
The problem with evaluating Ray's work is that he's at a level where the most insignificant differences in ambient lighting and angle can affect...
Proofs aside, obviously, there are many things capable of rubbing (for instance) a nice lustrous Morgan without necessarily scratching the...
That's the most fundamental truth which will ever be posted about cleaning coins. No two problems are the same, no two "correct" solutions are the...
Why is it we're always willing to ask questions and discuss methods, yet so rarely discuss how to choose the right coin for that method?
Ron, I'm on my lunch break and unable to offer the thoughtful response your question deserves yet. Watch this space about 10PM tonight. Yes,...
Yeah, seems the misalignment which allowed the collar clash in the first place wasn't corrected before the next actual planchet feeds. Wonder how...
A counterpoint: If you were someone who could - for instance - successfully turn a Brown copper back into a Red, would you want the TPG's knowing...
You're on the right track. Minimize the parts of the coin which are not subject to the cavitation action; best to hold it solely by the rim....
Wow, that's a massive clash. :)
I dunno - would you still be willing to teach people to drive if you knew a quarter of them would not stop for red lights? :)
Let me draw an analogy here. I'm a rabid fan of coin photography, bent on spreading the Gospel of cheap imaging equipment and technique. Cameras...
That might be your image I stole. :)
We can't even settle on a definition of "dip," for cryin' out loud. :) If we stipulate the definition of "dip" to involve the use of thiourea or...
Had a feeling you'd wear this one out when you saw it. :)
Look closer....it's 1865. It's a pretty famous, and fairly common, fake. Washington's chin doubles as a hand planer with this one.
1814 was not your best year if you were a Bust Half die pair. :) The hair detail on the obverse, and the talons on the reverse, ought to perk up...
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