That is a die pair which never made enough during its' working career to have a comfortable retirement - the numismatic equivalent of an 80yo...
So quit laughing and learn how to do most of this this stuff with plain water and noninvasive procedures, like I can. Until then, you are an amateur.
Wow. Just wow. CAC would have to invent a new class of bean above the Gold for that one at MS64. If this isn't the Condition Census 1917-P Brown...
All I want is an explanation of how a planchet striation can survive a strike - and a clash - not only undamaged but at its' strongest at the...
There isn't much in numismatics that I enjoy more than a Circulation Cameo. :)
With all due respect, man, if you're recommending orange- and petroleum-based cleaners, your knowledge of the process is not as deep as you think...
The letters are not perfectly vertical on the z-axis; they're a bit fatter at their base (on the coin) that their highest points. So, they will...
One thing to factor here is jtlee's photography skill - he deliberately chose lighting for the last set which would depict luster well, at the...
This coin's all done. Zlincolns are the hemophiliacs of numismatics - any cut is potentially fatal.
Yeah, this grease apparently had it in for initials.
One thing to consider is that you guys are a much more refined buying demographic than a large plurality (maybe a majority) of the coin-buying...
Can't explain it any better than that. This is a feature which will turn some collectors on, turn some off, and not appear on the radar at all...
The best coin cleaner is someone who only approaches the task with the greatest of reluctance and reverence for the subject. That's the difference...
The TPG's react, if they feel like it, when it becomes obvious that the collector base is assigning and paying extra money for the variety, or...
Contemplate how many decades of high-sulfur local atmosphere from coal burning that these issues (Bust and Seated) have lived through. In urban...
All you're doing is hinting that you know more than we do, and asking vague questions. I'll respond to a point when you make one. If ever.
Wouldn't matter; I rarely sell much any more. :) No more than 5% of my offerings over the last 16 years have been other than straight auctions...
Depends on my feel for the situation. Standing there and talking to someone face to face is quite different than making an online purchase from a...
Um, you know Verdi-Care has nothing whatsoever to do with removing "crud," right? It's for verdigris control. Only if they want to piss off...
Truth. I didn't mention the coin I snagged above was about the 65th auction I'd been watching a cherrypick in, without previous success. :) That...
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