And if made of wood, that's another problem (I don't know what gun safes are like). Actually ANY wooden container is a likely problem. Organic...
I enjoy having NGC Registry Sets therefore I HAVE to have coins slabbed by either NGC or PCGS. In my case it's as simple as that.
When I submit my coins I use NGC because: - it's generally considered one of the top two TPG's. - I'm an ANA member so I don't have to join NGC...
If you buy a coin with a problem you'll always have a coin with a problem. If you are paying an appropriate amount, fine. If you can live with...
I don't know either. I've got all my slabs inventoried but maybe only half of my raw coins. Besides procrastination I also image all my coins...
Nice group of coins. I particularly like the half cent since that's a set I'm trying to complete.
I'd call it fully struck. Really nice. The portico REALLY stands out. Problem is, it might only make "5 full steps" and maybe not even that....
Thanks, all. In general all the responses are close to my way of thinking. Just trying to see if there was something significant that I had...
Interesting exercise and informative. But for any coins sold by weight (bullion value) it doesn't matter what condition they're in. You are...
I agree. Are you SURE the lines are NOT on the holder?
In round numbers there were over 600,000,000 "P" mint NH quarters. And almost 500,000,000 "D" mint NH quarters. The fact that the "Old Man in...
Nice coin. Looks original. After a quick look I only saw one mark. I think MS-65 is quite reasonable.
Interesting. I hadn't considered that aspect of the topic. It would seem to me that at least the R-values would be indicators even if the...
I don't know what what you photo techniques are but all your images make the coins look "dead". If they look better in hand then you can consider...
Since the glue is drying up and some of the coins are falling off, my first (and only) guess would be that it ISN'T rubber cement. BUT There is...
For those of you who collect Die Varieties/Pairs/Marriages on a limited budget, what sort of coins do you accept? Or if it's easier, what won't...
I no longer collect anything dated after 1964. And many of the items I already owned dated after that have been sold off.
Sort of like the people who leave their outside Xmas lights up (and on!?) all year around. The person in charge doesn't even need to remove the...
ASSUMPTION: My analysis is correct. 1. I don't believe they harm the coin. 2. Yes, they detract from the value since many people them by date,...
As I understand it, the spots are caused by insufficient rinsing after the planchets are washed. Many ASE's have the same problem.
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