Yeh, cameras (and to a lesser extent scanners) pick up all sort of nasty stuff the eye doesn't see. Cameras generally have a better resolving...
I don't go for bullion because it's like the stock market. It goes up and down, and I'm not experienced enough to know when. Gold is now under...
Well, the lines on the mainsail are there. That's good. They're generally the first to go from wear. I'll agree with clembo, MS-63 or -64.
Buffalo nickels are generally considered one of the best designed US coins. Among others are the Walking Liberty Half and St. Gaudin's Double Eagle.
Nice going. The coins look like good grades (AU/MS). One comment on your imaging. Something is wrong (lighting?) when gold coins come out...
I believe that I've read the same. In fact, I think I've read that if a coin is rare enough and valuable enough the TPGs will slab it anyway, even...
I generally agree with this. Only problem is, most people don't have experience, and it's not easy to get with respect to AT vs. NT. I agree...
I'd tend toward AU-55. Particularly notice the flattening on the breast in #6. And there just seems to be at lot of small marks in general.
1. Many toned coins are artificially done. 2. Worse yet, they are often artificially toned to cover up a cleaning. I'd like to see your...
My last eBay auction closed 31 Jan. I was NOT going to pay the increased FVF fees. And now, starting 1 May, sellers won't be able to leave...
Nice! I'm green with envy (oooooo, bad color to mention in connection with copper coins.) I'm going to own a 1790-something coin one of these...
To the best of my knowledge unless the SMS coins are in their original packaging, there is no difference between them and business strikes....
As the saying goes, 'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.' Many people think original rainbow toning is gorgeous. I, like the OP, much prefer...
Yeh, so much sulfur in the paper of those old envelopes that it quickly went right passed a nice rainbow toning straight to what you've got now.
Well, since we're on a roll here let's see what you think about my '55 D/S. I won't show the '54 S/D since (at least at the moment) there's only...
I'm using the insurer mentioned by the ANA. I compared the requirements and price of my homeowner's insurance with Hugh Wood. It wasn't even...
I only recently found out about this OMM and spotted one at a coin show Friday. When I did a show-and-tell elsewhere someone mentioned there are...
Fire resistant (no such thing as fire proof) safes are designed to keep the interior temperature below a certain level while everything outside is...
For coins of this value my policy is, "No reputable slab, no purchase." Saves me wasting a lot of time.
Yep, for insurance purposes it appears a safe with a 2-hours fire rating is the minimum.
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