I have subscribed to Coin World for a very long time. It's the only weekly coin newspaper I get. I enjoy it because it's not filled up with the...
I am currently working on a notebook for my collection of 19th century presidential campaign tokens, medalets and medals. I had thought about...
It's really sad that PCGS threatens to punish the messenger instead of working with the messenger. I could see them putting Jack on their payroll...
It happened once on a "colonial coin."
I have done that with my 19th century presidential campaign medalets. Most of my pieces are raw and in a series of Eagle holders and albums, but I...
@Vess1 “Why stop at 1964?” You don’t have to stop, but it’s one sign post, where the silver coinage ended, that you can. You can continue. At...
Here is what I mean about the early quarter eagles. The 1796 to 1798 type. [ATTACH] 1802 to 1807 type [ATTACH] If you every get into the...
You didn't leave out much of anything, but I collect Proofs when I can. The one Proof I would love to find would be a Trade Dollar. I have...
My computer guy took care of that when I purchased a new desk top. My photos were all in .jpg, so there was no problem about that. As for...
I have Adobe Photoshop Elements. The instructions with it are useless, but I was able to get though enough by working with it to get what I want....
The date and mint mark are too strong for the rest of the coin. They look like they were conveniently “dropped in” to make a key date piece. I...
He can look at my U.S. sets on the NGC Registry and decide if I am a “failure.” And that does not include my collection of tokens, medals, British...
PCGS graded this Oregon Trial Half Dollar MS-64. [ATTACH]
Since you say that the results were not quite what you expected, I’ll guess the slab grade is MS-64. These coins are mostly in the high grades....
A messed up 1955 doubled die cent.
The obverse has the sharpness of a high end VF. The reverse is better, but that doesn’t grade the coin. It’s a shame that an amateur coin doctor...
With that coin, there was a race between “environmental damage” and MS-66. For the PCGS graders, MS-66 won. For me it’s a pass, especially at that...
The 1909 VDB has a better story surrounding it. Oddly enough, however, I like the 1909-S Indian better than I like the 1909-S-VDB.
That falls into the “stuff happens” category. It’s bad, but it wasn’t intentional. Cleaned, however, something else. I’ve seen 1955 doubled die...
There are “fingerprints,” but you need a photographic mind and a huge memory to recall them without help (book, photos etc.). The “vampire” marks...
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