I'm into watches so I've seen plenty of boxes like that. I wouldn't use it for storing coins — chances are some of the materials that went into...
To my eye the wear just looks like a normal circulated coin, probably dipped before it was encased in the "collectible" display. Not unusual to...
I'd be surprised if it didn't start this way for about 99% of us. For me, it wasn't a teacher but rather a cousin, about a decade older than me,...
I think that's what Volante means with "1. Buy the book (AKA do the research) before you buy the coin" but I like the way you say it as well....
I've not had a problem (yet) with copper and bronze coins in acetone, just the aforementioned brass or brass-plated. That said, I always let the...
Perhaps there's a purer form of acetone than what's available at my local Home Depot, but probably not worth my effort to source it. The damaged...
Except don't use it on aluminum coins; it'll produce severe pitting (learned that lesson the hard way). I've also seen it cause discoloration on...
New members aren't necessarily beginners.
Not sure "bored" is the right word. How about simply "not interested?" • Post '64 US coins • All US small cents • Modern (post 1900) world base...
Eight replies in, and no one has jumped his case for calling it a penny instead of a cent. You guys are slipping.
My comment was in response to the above, coupled with the coins pictured in the link you provided:...
99.9% of the time I won't consider bidding on a coin with bad pics. The only time I'll take the kind of gamble you describe is when A) there's...
I think the OP's photos are far too poor to make that call.
I have a raw 1921 version of this coin. Have owned it for 20+ years and reasonably sure it's authentic. Impossible to compare it to the OP's...
I think we all collect for enjoyment of the hobby. For me, it's not PM coins over base metal coins per se, it's more a case of coins that were...
I know I'm in the minority, but I lost interest in Lincolns when I was in high school. It's certainly an elegant design; I think my issue is the...
All I have are the seller's pics. I was pleasantly surprised when I got it in hand. Under a magnifying glass it looks much better than depicted...
It wasn't intended to be, that's why it was rendered in copper. But it was intended to have at least some value, hence the typically large size of...
Depends on how you define real money. Technically speaking, clad coins are fiat money, just like paper notes, intrinsically of very little worth....
This is why I don't collect sets any more. I'm rather OCD so it was hard to break out of that mindset, but now I just collect what I like and I'm...
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