Let's see . . . 3 cases of safe(ty) deposit box break-ins vs. 3 stolen home safes every day/week/month (take your pick) I think I'll take my...
No problem. I see why you worded it that way (for the masses) but it was a tad confusing. To be honest, a 10% margin is not much unless you do...
Excellent post, Rick. I agree - it is important what a genuine coin should look like. That is an excellent counterfeit that would fool a large...
Welcome to CoinTalk, Jeff. Maybe I'm misreading your statement but I call "profit" what is left after you pay utilities, interest, rent and all...
Andrew, You don't learn if you don't ask. As the name of the term implies, "spooning" a coin is typically done by tapping the edge of a coin...
Done. 2 Lincoln Proof & 2 Lincoln Uncirc.
Better use 'em quickly. Or load up on 2-cent stamps. Because 1st Class rate goes to 44 cents in May.
OK. I see the "doubling" on the last 5 now. I missed it before. I thought the question was about the luster around the digits. My bad.
Al, I wouldn't clean the coin if I were you. Unless you know what you are doing and have had considerable success cleaning coins the odds are...
That's correct. You are very observant, sketcher. I thought I would honor Darwin's 200th birthday with my avatar. I was able to find a...
That's a nice one. Beautiful design. Does the date stamp hurt the grade/value? (I don't know much about currency but I would assume it does. It is...
Sorry but no. I don't see any doubling. All I see is remnants of luster around the letters and numerals.
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My guess is these two coins spent a LONG time being tumbled in a clothes dryer. (Who was it that said it was impossible to spoon a cupro-nickel...
I now have pics of this token:
Absolutely, Jack. A home safe is fine for some things but anything worth a LOT should be kept in a bank safe deposit box. I wouldn't dream of...
Well, whadda ya know? It's happened again! :eek: 4 kilos gold stolen Gold closed today at $934.80/oz. 1 Troy oz = 31.1034 g $934.80/oz /...
I don't like it. It crams everything into a narrow column. It will make it more difficult to read posts and to post photos. This reminds...
ANA Grading Standards is probably your best bet. Photograde is useful only for circulated coins.
"Near date" means the date is near the rim. On the "near date" variety the rim is wider putting the date closer to the rim. Check out these photos.
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