Dang, so storing APE's, (american potassium eagles), should be done in oil? Sorry Owle, couldn't resist. :)
TBH, when I first read the thread title I thought it would be about ancients. Reid Goldsborough just wrote a lengthy article in which he is...
If it helps, the inventor of the 1-70 grading scale based it on relative value. It was for large cents, and it meant a VG-10 was worth $10, while...
I just think I am a hoarder. I just buy, I never sell. Sounds like it sucks to sell, so I am glad I don't put myself through it. :) My...
I never go that Conder, but I was in a service a few years ago where the preacher brought it up, so I am sure you are right and it made the...
I guess I have never read about horizontal presses. Basically the stationary die is the obverse, and the moving die is the reverse. On horizontal...
I agree Winged. Nice coins. I think they are all good coins, I was going for a little less pricey and easier to afford. The thing is, US coins...
^This, and buy a few fresh rounds and leave them unprotected. Unprotected fresh silver will tarnish first and protect the other coins. Another...
The schyphates are another interesing case. Usually you would assume the emperor was the obverse, but then again its Christ on the domed side. I...
Yeah Doug, I was thinking of the Colts myself when I was thinking of inconsistencies. I still dislike calling the horse side the obverse.
I don't find collecting any coins morally repulsive in themselves. The only way I would view it would be if by my act of collecting I helped...
Sorry, by referencing 19th century issues, I was meaning Seated liberty. There are tons of varieties in them that not many dealers check...
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