The MP-E65, for coins, is akin to hunting squirrel with a cannon.
Absolutely. It is, in many cases, the "right" thing to do from a conservation standpoint. We want history to see the coin as it was, not as...
There's a man after mine own heart. :)
They're not losing much value in lower grade; you're not going to save enough bucks below XF to warrant settling for less to save money. The most...
I edited in a little detail above that I forgot; I was contemplating the sensor on tpsadler's Nikon when writing it. Let's look at this from...
The price is no worse than a *tad* high for a cleaned XF (I agree with Kirkuleez; might make low AU), but the same number should put you - with...
It is important to research what factors inform the advertised "magnification." You'll find most 'scopes have verbiage mentioning the...
At the rate the Homesteads are going they'll need a book of their own.
Awesome work, jeffB.
I'm thinking it pretty much illustrates my post directly above it. :)
You think it happens a lot to us? Try being Amazon. :) Aberrational behavior happens in retail. People like to steal. I'm in big-box retailing,...
This place can be contentious, although quite frankly I've seen a marked improvement over the last few months, but it's only because the...
The only way to tell if its been cleaned is to remove the toning, unless it can be concluded that the toning is the direct result of the surfaces...
As an investor, do you believe what other people tell you things are worth, or do you believe actual sales results?
If you don't like the discourse level in this forum, try another. All of them, excepting PCGS, would ban members for posting what I read here...
It only slabs if they can conclusively determine year and mint. That doesn't necessarily require them to be visible with some Morgans; Ash...
One additional advantage of extensive coin photography experience is it teaches you to accurately evaluate imperfect photographs. Those who...
Not terrific, but I'd have no problem deciding whether or not I wanted to buy it from these pics, especially since you included the clear detail...
From what I've read around the 'Net, a fair amount of the PCGS Ike Lowball Registry is happening this way, and they're not starting with AG/FR...
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