As many of you know, I just finished my Franklin half dollar collection (Registry linked in my sig line). The final coin arrived in the mail this...
You'll find many collectors, especially advanced collectors, those with large or valuable collections, or anyone concerned about security, are...
This beauty came this morning. I was not expecting a delivery on Christmas Eve! Merry Christmas to me :) In hand, the coin is a gorgeous...
Generally, I see recommendations to not bother slabbing until the coin is in the $300 range. Are you planning on selling these coins? If not,...
PersianGuy... what kind of cheesecakes? I love making cheesecake, sometimes original, sometimes dark chocolate, but my addition to the cheesecake...
Awesome post, Lehigh. Very informative. Heritage itself would do well to read this post!
Great that you found a dealer who was willing to help you. In my experience, there are generally two kinds of dealers: the kind you just...
I think you should get a craft envelope or a wayte raymond, put it on a shelf for a few years, and hope for the best.
Cleaned, environmental damage, retoned, butt ugly. That coin has it all.
Almost certainly dipped. It is market acceptable though, not harshly cleaned, although it doesn't appeal to my tastes.
Just got this coin this morning, and I am delighted with it. I'm still not sure if I'm a big fan of the design, its kind of plain and boring - but...
Heritage has been improving their pictures recently. Especially for toned coins, they appear to have been making an effort to take better...
It is a similar idea. Basically, many metals will form layers on their surface (known as passivity). A bare metal will corrode quickly, but as...
Previously, for FBL prices, I would do exactly the same. However, doing that with the old prices would, in most cases, land you pretty close to...
Without a doubt, it will come back Genuine, Cleaned.
As promised: What you need to know about the science of toning! http://www.cointalk.com/t84670/#post767113
[IMG] (Roosevelt dime, photo by Bob Campbell) In response to a recent question by a member on another thread, I present here the science of...
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