I'm not satisfied with one expensive hobby (coins.) I have to have another (stamps.)
I also agree, BUT I believe if the file is compacted it ends up smaller. The long strings of "0"s compacts very well. But when you view the...
There's a program called Microsoft Photo Editor that came free with Microsoft Office through Office 97. I has an easy-to-use circular crop. After...
Perfect. Thanks bunches. Doing an NGC Registry set and the generic 1821 Large Date wasn't doing it. Now I'll get some points. Plus I'll save the...
Hopefully some here has THE book for ID'ing Capped Bust Dime varieties. If so, would you ID this one, please. [IMG]
Looks like environmental damage to me.
Nice addition. Looks AU to me. And I don't see any evidence of cleaning, at least not recently. But that's a judgement best made with the coin in...
I'd say once a year, just before your insurance premium is due. That way you can keep your coverage up to date. I agree auction results are your...
I think eBay is still your best bet. Particularly look for items that close early in the week. I think there's less competition those days.
The "VDB" catches their attention, and they forget that the "S" isn't included. Failure to engage brain.
BTW, a high grade "birth year" set is a real "fun" set as long as you weren't born in years like 1916 or 1932 or something like that. I was born...
Although I have made an image inventory of much of my collection, I haven't done it for these dimes. Lots of work for coins that aren't all that...
Completeness is your defintion. You can call it whatever you wish. Sometimes you just have to include a mental asterisk. In the case of Barbar...
Dull surfaces; no apparent hourglass effect. I'm thinking AU-55 to AU-58. Good strike, but not full. Gown lines across the leg are just short of...
Just make sure you get a recent edition. They do update it as new editions are published. Mine's a 1977 (2nd edition) so it's missing a LOT of...
Cleaned. Surfaces too dull for a red coin.
Nice. Never thought of searching fairgrounds. Got to be an excellent choice. BTW, I don't have a detector nor do I expect to get one. So I won't...
An excellent grade range to collect. Basically you get the intended detail without a monster price. And just to show people what a really good...
There are a number of coin series that are particularly nasty to grade. This series is one. Peace dollars is another. Takes a specialist almost....
Two general observations: 1. Modern material, particularly modern commemoratives (1982 and newer), are going to go the way of sports cards....
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