The best test kit is your eyes. Sometimes your nose if chemical residue remains on the coin. Wiping your coin with anything - including a Q-Tip...
I remember the thread but it was not mine. I can't remember whose thread that was. Should be easy enough to find though.
Check www.coinshows.com
There is no shortcut to learning how to grade coins. Get a copy of the ANA Grading Standards and study it. Then look at LOTS and LOTS of coins at...
Now THAT is cool! Ancient counterfeit coins are plentiful but how often do you find an ancient counterfeit die? Do you know if it is a...
If the DBD is genuine it may be worth it to have the hole plugged. Not sure if NCS plugs coins but I know there are some people that can repair a...
The local WHAT? Bank? Wal-Mart? School playground? Inquiring minds want to know where one can scavenge great coins like that.
One clue is the coin's diameter. A 1911 nickel is the same diameter as a modern nickel and a 1911 dime is the same diameter as a modern dime....
Why do you say it is a dime? Is it the size of a dime? Or is it the size of a nickel? My bet (all along) is it is a Liberty or 'V' Nickel. (The...
Can you post a photo?
One theory of how Longacre Doubling was created is the punches with the design elements (stars, letters, numerals, etc.) were the same shape and...
Beautiful coin. Congrats. So tell us - did you win the lottery?
I think they mean POOR-1 by PR-1. PROOF-1 would be PF-1.
Photos. We need photos.
That's a coin to be proud of. Congrats!
You should send a report to Coin World so your find can get mentioned in the "Found In Rolls" column.
I found an article from the November 6, 1891 New York Times that should answer the question as to the gender of Liberty on Barber coins: So,...
I distinctly remember ads in Coinage magazines circa 1969 - 1970 offering "BU" Liberty Double Eagles for $60. I kick myself for not buying a few....
Bausch & Lomb is not much more expensive and is known to make quality loupes.
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