That's just plain cool. I love clashes which reveal themselves in the shallower parts of the opposite devices. :)
The distilled water is a superfluous expense, as acetone evaporates without a trace. Heck, the imperceptible contaminants in distilled water still...
I could only imagine PVC plasticizer nastiness taking hold in an area of very poor alloying quality where the copper was prominent. Gold itself...
I love it. Seems plainly a Business Strike, yet (for an FE) a 95th percentile strike, especially on the obverse. Messydesk's images make it plain...
That was sort of an inside joke - he walked up to our table at FUN a couple years ago and shot a handheld pic of a nice Morgan toner whose color I...
Well, Hoppe's really smells good. :)
Well, it's not "outing" him as he's well known in numismatic circles online. Messydesk is John Baumgart, proprietor of VARSlab (Variety Slabbing...
This would not have happened had the Summer Seminar not gotten those particular people into the same room, and that specific coin not been part of...
I have to admit, AU seems a stretch for this one. Pleased to hear it's authentic and the MM location is confirmed, and regardless of grade it...
I think the 1963's were a CYA move on the TPG's part. These days they'll fail a coin for color if there's even a breath of doubt. The ridiculous...
Um, take the light off the slab. Seriously. The moment you adjust the angle of the lamp sufficiently that it does not directly reflect off of the...
Snerk. Anyone who ever tries it on copper never forgets. :)
Well, if they're that nice, they make the next grade instead of a Star. :)
Well, one tidal marsh pretty much looks like the next. And they all have birds....
You know, I was all set to bash those who are dismissing you - they're just trolls, for sure - but this absurd statement tells me it's necessary...
I've only ever exceeded $500 once for a single-coin purchase, but my next $1000+ single-coin sale will be far from the first. :)
Well, if it's fake it is a really, really good one. Little things like the odd bottom-heavy look of the date, and accurate representation of the...
David Lawrence has the definitive Seated Half guide published for free on their website, along with those for a few other issues. I'll leave it to...
The fields are almost unmarred; that is what stuck out to me at first glance. 64, but a high-end one with those fields. Unfortunately this is...
Please don't believe the FUD being offered here about acetone. The laws of physics and chemistry say acetone cannot harm metal, aside potentially...
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