Unfortunately the US Mint has you between a rock and a hard place. Their ordering system is terrible. Their prices are way too high. But if you go...
IMO you need a second light source. Position them something like north and southeast of the coin. And as straight above the coin (about 70...
Everyone I've dealt with will take about 10% off the marked price for coins costing above a certain amount. "Certain amount" varies from dealer to...
WOW!!! It gets my attention. 1964 nickels are tough to find above the -64 or -65 grade. And FS is even tougher!
IF I under stand correctly, the major TPG's work at 4x-5x magnification for grading. 9x-10x is my personal top when I'm looking for hairline...
Curiosity question. Why only 1908?
In general scanners don't do well imaging coins. [NOTE: As with most generalized statements there are exceptions, often many.] 1. Scanners are...
I made up a high priority wantlist about a month ago. Turns out it lists about $6,500 in the greysheet and about $10,000 in Coin Values. And the...
To call them "better items" is stretching it. Here are two of the keys from the Walking Liberty halves set. My aim with the WL's was to fill all...
Don't know about display. But many dealers use OTT-LITEs with "white light" bulbs at their selling tables. A bit pricier than other lamps, but as...
Interesting. I was under the impression that 'Every computer can be a server.' BUT unless you get a web address [www.name.com] and do some other...
To the best of my knowledge, you can't UNLESS your computer is also a server. You can't host pictures on a home computer. You CAN set Excel up so...
Do you mean Unc coins or just circulated wheaties?
For posting pictures many people use Photobucket. It'd free and appears to be quite reliable and easy to use. For an inventory many people use a...
It appears to be an odd mixture of coins. But all that matters is that you are happy with it.
Unlike the positive note of my first "Better Items" post, this coin comes with it's share of negatives. I filled the hole for this coin in my...
Here's an example of one of the coins from my birthyear set: [IMG] The year 1941 had 15 coins.
Each of my collections were put together with a particular standard in mind. For instance, I decided my Lincoln set was going to be XF or...
When I use macro with my camera I still have to be about 6" away AND can't completely zoom in. I sort of make up for that by shooting at the...
I really like the die cracks. They are a favorite of mine. [Text deleted by poster.] Since the die breaks are rather extensive I tend toward...
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