Agreed, best beginner book for US coins. However, if you get serious in any area you simply HAVE to get more advanced books in order to be as...
I would agree with Ardatirion, maybe Abbasid or Ummayad.
Not really. What works out if silver crashes is to have sold all of your silver and buy after it crashes. What you describe works if you assume...
Semantics maybe. You are thinking immediately, I am thinking the next day. A reduction in contracts written, (since JPM is writing all of the...
Nice way to cut through the crud. I was trying to be gentler, but like your approach as well.
I have seen fair 16d's before, and my concern would be the top left denticle of the D. Usually it is not that clear, I would check under a...
I was hoping that the dip would loosen the toning under the rust, thereby displacing it from the surface. I had some luck with some black marks on...
I have seen hundreds of these. I doubt it is either of the two reasons you state. There was an entire bag of walkers at an auction once with these...
Probably right. Its most likely at least, but didn't want to lay this out as known. The only known factor would be reduced liquidity in the...
Between the ET finger and the legs that go up to the guys ribs, I guess it is safe to say this was a less than experienced engraver. Interesting...
Self emplyed create most of the new job in this country, and are some of the most audited. There are plenty of revenue checking devices in place,...
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I agree that someone with more experience should chime in. I do not have expereince in this type of stain, but have used coin dip products on ugly...
I always hate these stories when the media is biased like this, (I know, all media is biased). I wish they would at least ATTEMPT to educate their...
People have mentioned eye appeal as if it is different from grade. This is where US numismatics has diverged from most numismatics. Effectively...
What Doug said was true. We have written it many times on threads so forgive me if I don't write it every time. 99% of "uncleaned coins" on Ebay...
There are also good Yahoo newsgroups about the subject. Basically, start with a bath in pure water, not from the tap. THis will loosen the dirt.
Always good advice of course. Even if the seller charges you more to accept CC or Paypal, it is a cheap form of insurance I have unfortunately use...
Tax law changes didn't happen until over two years after the commodity bubble burst. I don't think you can blame that. Rising tides raise all...
Like Cloud said, "economic crimes" is defined by the very governments that are overspending to begin with. I am on salary Texas John, and have all...
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