When you treat your coins better than your feet, you are headed for misery. :) :D Jim
T$, That doesn't appear like a heated one to me, more a liquid chemical application. The give away or at least suspicious indication, is that it...
If that type of learning works well, that is great. Might I offer an alternative, that might help you. It did me when I started looking at...
Well, this definition might slow down some of the complaints we hear about unscrupulous dealers/buyers who offer a pittance to an unknowing person...
About a year ago the MS-68 were going for $135 (ANACS)-$150 (NGC)-$170(PCGS). and the MS-67 for $115 - $135- $150 and the MS-66 for $95 - $110 -...
Thanks for the closeups! They show the VAM markers very well. Nice. Jim
A week ago I agreed with Yakpoo's comment on inflation. I don't see hyperinflation ( if at all) until the unemployment rate drops significantly...
Maybe I will just confuse you a little further, but remembering back to when I first started, I had the mistaken idea that in machine doubling,...
If it was cleaned, it was probably long before either of us were born. I see nothing to indicate it was cleaned from the photos. Jim
The design of the $10 Indian does lend itself well to AU and even high EF. An evenly worn AU often looks better than a MS60-62 and preserves the...
Yes, you can. Especially Morgan Dollars for VAM designations. Many Morgans have been submitted only for the grading purpose, and the VAMS are...
Generally when someone talks about a recolored copper coin, it is assumed they were chemically dipped before someone tried to recolor them. Using...
Not sure why you have to do ASAP. Does this mean all of the money? If you lose all of it, will it alter your lifestyle? When might you need it...
When you fill out the PCGS submission form, there is a entry for PCGS coin #, for the plain 1955, it is 2824. For the 55 DDO, it is...
Hi, The grade appears to be in an accurate range, the designations of PL and DMPL and other mirrors seem to be different for the TPGs, so hard to...
I appreciate your experience Bill! Thanks for passing it along. I am on the other side, I have used stereo microscopes for close to 40 years, so...
Here is an old thread from another forum that might be interesting reading except the comparator mentioned as being on ebay would have to be...
I like the ones that only say "BERT". If that was my real name, I would collect those!! Jim
Yes, mine shipped today also. Jim
Generally, I rinse coins I have just received unless they are slabbed with acetone. Usually I do this with all I intend to keep , as fingerprints...
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