I can't really get a good feel for the mirrors in your pictures, so I can't comment on your coin. I will say, however, that if the coin is...
There is no requirement for the devices to have cameo for PL. It is based solely on the reflectivity of the fields. This is a common misconception.
Oh, gotcha, for the cameos. Yes, they used to do that. Now they are laser etched.
Oh, and I went to Egypt in high school and we took a bus and went past Farouk's palace and I thought it was cool and I wanted to own his coins but...
Mercury is an element, just like Uranium, Gold, and Hydrogen. Each has their own peculiar dangers and should be handled by people who know what...
I don't know much about California but I live in South Carolina so Bechtler coins have always been interesting to me but they are rare and hard to...
The *what* now??!?
Wow. I've never seen an entire website built around a single date and mintmark like that. That is an incredibly deep dive into a single date....
I understand what you are asking now. The basic idea is, even a "frosty" copper coin will still be red colored. It isn't going to be white....
I'm not sure what you are asking? A silver coin could have super frosty white surfaces. The reverse of your cent has frost reddish surfaces...
I do hope you stick around! There is a World Coins forum here, with a whole bunch of really smart folks. If you post pictures there, I'll bet...
Cool stuff. I don't know anything about the Japanese coins, so I can't really comment on them. That 25 schilling has some nice toning, but that...
Oh, missed where you said it was the same on both sides. Yes, an Indian casino is what I'd guess. Maybe someone else may have more info.
Huh, the DMPL holder has me wondering.... Was the holder wrong, or are your pictures not showing the mirrors? I would be *really* surprised if a...
Haha, thanks. Sometimes I'm right, sometimes I'm wrong - but I'm always going to be an outspoken ass! ;)
Can you show us the other side? This is not a coin I recognize - it has no words, and no symbols from countries I recognize. If I had to...
Thanks! I've recently come to the realization that a single numerical grade doesn't really do a coin justice. After a few discussions here and on...
Would you call this coin RD, or RB? [ATTACH][ATTACH]
No, not at all. Where did you hear that? They look at the whole coin.
Strike: 63 Luster: 65+ Eye Appeal: 64 Contact marks: 65 The luster on that is killer (but luster always comes out well in your pictures). I think...
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