Gold is one of the least chemically reactive metals. Even when "gold" coins do tone, it is the silver and copper in the alloy (in the surface...
Is this an achievable goal? Or are there showstopping rarities? For example, in the Bust Half series, there are some that are unique or only 2 or...
Thanks! As a student of the history of numismatics, this is extremely interesting.
On top of that, you had to have the chemical composition of the furnace just right. Too much carbon and it would be too brittle, too little and it...
1. AU-58. I'm concerned about the attached material on the reverse wreath. 2. AU-50, if it isn't details corrosion. 3. AU-58, if it isn't...
Did you talk to JA about the reason why? Or did you buy it knowing it hadn't bean'ed?
I personally wouldn't put beans on the barbie, but I'm not a huge fan of the beans. My roommate's grill has one of those side burners for the...
Do you remember if that was a certain date, or a variety of dates? I don't have my redbook handy to check.
If you don't have a Red Book guide, you absolutely need one. If you still don't want to buy one, at least Wikipedia has the weights and...
"Style" would make a bit more sense here, but its still an awkward quote, unless I'm missing some context.
What? We agree on something? Haha The arguable exception to this would be if the fingerprints had actually started to cause etching/corrosion...
Yes, I believe this to be a cast counterfeit. Compare yours to a genuine specimen, and there are quite a few differences:...
Yeah, I think most people consider them to be three distinct subtypes. There was clearly a major design revision in 1924. That's a great little...
History shows us its good publicity, at the very least ;) Didn't mean to rain on your parade, I just hadn't heard that claim before and it seemed...
Because I don't understand the quote: "The Stile of this Confederacy shall be the United States of America." I don't understand what a stile has...
The claim that it was the first capital is based exclusively on the fact that the Articles of Confederation were drafted during a brief meeting of...
Next time maybe edit out the sound? But that's a gorgeous coin. Love the natural emerald green.
It seems pretty consistent that the TPG grade is one point higher on these early Jeffersons than they should be. Glad to know we still disagree!
The "first capital" claim seems rather dubious.
What's a WAC?
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