Fun idea. This is my Prooflike Barber set: [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
(Almost) Every grading book since the late '80's has included "eye appeal" as one of the attributes which drives the grade of a coin. Eye appeal...
Woof. Looks cartoonish. Of course, Pandas in general don't appeal to me at all, so I guess they've got to do whatever they can to appeal to the...
You're welcome :) Glad you enjoyed it!
I am struggling to understand what you are attempting to say here. Assuming I understand you correctly: Coins are a mass-produced industrial...
Yes, that is the classic bloated, distorted, blobular look of DDD.
The OP's coin itself is rather inexpensive ($5 or $10, maybe), but the premium for the holder, if you find the right collector is much higher. Put...
I have literally no idea what you are trying to ask. Could you rephrase your question?
Roger Burdette was a member of that committee for a while. It basically sounded like they were useless bureaucracy, and had little pull. They'd...
It is offcenter, but not by much. Coins like that are worth a couple of bucks at most.
I know a guy who will counterfeit you just about any date of anything you want.
Really curious to hear about your experience when you are done.
For far more information, read my post here: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-science-of-toning.84670/ You can...
Honestly? No. Sorry.
Very nice coin, with attractive toning. I don't know anything about the VAM, but I do know PL: based on those pictures, the DMPL designation is...
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I really don't know much about this area, but I would always make the assumption that counterfeits exist for everything - especially a high value...
Is electrolysis a generally accepted numismatic storage method? No. A coin which has been toned by the use of electrical current is clearly AT by...
Not entirely sure what drew your ire here, but I would define AT thusly: "Toning which has been accelerated or created through the application...
Oops, you are correct. NGC called it 67 * PL, with CAC. I misread the price guide for a proof (I read it as $1250, its actually $12250)
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