Looks real, but can't be sure from pics alone. Also looks to be uncirculated. Handle with care (no bare fingers, no metal, no sliding or...
I've only bought one recent (i.e. newer than 1942) US Mint issue since the 1980's. That was a 2017 MS70 ASE just to show non-collectors what a 70...
I don't see the coins ever being handed over to the Langbords. There is also little chance the government might put one or more coins up for...
I don't think they share this info. This mystified me for a while, but I think the reason is they don't want the other side to pick and choose...
Muscle cars were the glam cars when I was in my teens and early twenties. Mags were the closest I got to having a hotrod. By the time I could...
You are right! Cal
Actually, it's nitromethane that makes cars go faster, not nitrous oxide ... unless you're talking about giving to the driver. ;)
Agree. Chloroform (CHCl3) smells sweet. So does its cousin, iodoform (CHI3). Both were used for decades medically before the former was declared...
A slab with tempered glass windows would be even better than scratch-resistant plastic. It would cost more, but for higher end coins, it would be...
This is a good point. Most collectors treat slabs carefully. I've seen a few being careless at coin club meetings, but most treat them almost as...
We lost a great one. I think I admire most his honesty and determination to hold others to an ethical standard. But his articles, encouragement...
Nice to see the groschen. When I lived in Austria in the 1970's, I thought "groschen", which was 1/100 of a schilling, was a funny name because...
Unfortunately, it ain't that simple. Especially when you get a bunch of pics from someone else with file names that don't contain the cert. nos....
Title says it. Just had to sort a bunch of pics where obverse shots got separated from reverse. A little modification of the slab and label...
Um, I think Secure Service is separate from photographic imaging, whether called TrueView or simply provided as an additional benefit of Secure...
In the Langbord case, there was no issue as to whether any of the coins was the Farouk coin. None were. So in the future, it would be a legal...
It's discussed and there's a picture in this book: Double Eagle: The Epic Story of the World's Most Valuable Coin by Alison Frankel. Cal
There are 14 of the 1933 double eagles known to exist: 2 in the Smithsonian; the 10 Langbord coins, which are now firmly in the grasp of the U.S....
Have never bid on the wrong coin, but have overbid because of not doing my homework or made bad assumptions. Once bid and won a two cent piece...
Interesting toning pattern on obverse. Appears the hydrogen sulfide was generated in the vicinity of the central part of the coin and diffused...
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