Die state is only one consideration. Another factor is striking pressure. Less pressure results in a more weakly struck coin. Whether that's a...
Nice set. I see you have two tough ones left to get, the 1921's. Minor correction to your title. They are Walking Liberty halves. Standing...
Obviously one of us is wrong. The ultimate test -- send it in to a TPG for authentication.
What 3 characteristics are you talking about? I don't see the Blakesley Effect. I don't see rim fading at either end of the "clip". I don't see a...
1874 $3 Indian Princess Head - NGC AU-55 [IMG] [IMG] 1834 $5 Classic Head - NGC VF-30 [IMG] [IMG] 1843 $5 Liberty Head/No Motto - NGC AU-58...
IMO it was made outside of the Mint.
Yes, it's toned. It's brown and that's toning.
I rarely use any magnification but if I feel I have to I've got a 3-6-9x loupe and 3x normally does the trick. 6x if I'm having some difficulties.
Oh, yes. Definitely. Thank you Hugh Wood.
As I've said in the past, very few coins look as good in enlarged images as they do in hand. All of those images are close to 10x enlargement....
Hmmmmm, yes. Strange that I don't have one. If I don't it's definitely a hole I have to fill. ~~~~~~~~~~~ Just checked my inventory and it...
Like I said way back, my Type Set is based on the NGC Registry Set. There was no way I could do gold coins from the beginning. But NGC very nicely...
First, what's your definition of "rare coins"? IMO they have to be at least in the upper 5-figure range to be in that category. Second, there's...
Just went to NGC and they've changed things (not really a surprise). But I can't find how to get into Custom Sets. I'll have to work on it more...
That's the sort of coin I'd like to have.
Some time after I deleted all my Registry Sets I started creating Custom Sets. Built one, pictures and all. Then forgot about it. I need to log...
My Rule of Thumb: At least $200 catalog (retail) value.
I used to have 10-12 NGC Registry Sets. When NGC stopped allowing PCGS entries to be scored I just deleted them all.
Yeh, the series of Oak Island programs can cause owners some grief.
Okay, my $1 1935 BB Block experimental arrived. It looks a bit ratty but I'm very pleased to have found one and received it. I really thought it...
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