The beauty of numismatics is the wide range of things which draw us to it. Some are here for the pristine Mint State examples of rare issues, and...
Somebody a lot smarter than I preferred to teach people to fish, rather than give them a fish. Everything I'm alluding to around here is already...
Contemplate the process by which a Red Lincoln turns Brown. In many cases, oxygen is the only added ingredient....
Nobody can make much of a physical improvement on poor imagery - the "Enhance" button is only for television crime shows - but one advantage to...
From Small Size, above: As of this morning, latest melt value is $297.52. So, technically, the gold value contained in those coins probably...
I looked at this one last night, and decided to "put it down" to take a fresh look in the morning. It's still a slider, dang it. :)
Once, at a social function, a prominent Washington D.C. matron approached President Calvin Coolidge, a taciturn Vermonter known as a man who...
Bstrauss got him with a review. Brilliant idea. :D
No, it's because I can image them with such excruciating accuracy that a physical coin is no longer necessary. If I could afford an XRF analyzer,...
Hey, at least the poster kept it on topic. :)
Oh, the money will be gone the first hour. :)
I am utterly hyperactive both mentally and physically - probably the oldest diagnosed adult ADHD patient (I turn 57 soon, was diagnosed 25 years...
There's a fundamental benefit of numismatics which escapes too many collectors. Unless you're talking about a unique coin, there will always be...
I got 63 money for it in a 62 holder and bidding was strong.
Chill, man. That's a figure of speech. Point is, that was shot (and sold) 8 years ago with much older technology. Got $550 for it. :) Today,...
Yeah, there's that, but at least I can break the chain by ensuring it won't deceive another, ever again.
That's what NGC called it. :) The first time. :arghh: Bought it in a 63 slab, cracked it to hone my imaging skills, and resubmitted. Came back...
They didn't wear their shirts as comfortable as we do, at the turn of the century. :) With that said, you're technically correct; the point I...
I'll be arriving about opening time Saturday, and will likely run out of time before I run out of tables.
See my answer to your Quote in the "How to tone coins" thread for the reason I don't feel the need to keep counterfeits. :)
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