Nice pics! I just started reading Numismatic Photography by Mark Goodman today. Do you by any chance have that book? It's inspiring me to want...
GD, what do you think about that 1922 Peace Dollar? The spots on the front look suspicious to me. How many have you seen like that? And it's...
Here's a PCGS article from 2000. Mainly the middle of the article to the end focuses on AT. They seem to have a good understanding of it but...
To be fair, collectors have legitimate cause for being concerned about some toned coins. In his video How to Tell Artificial Toning on Coins,...
Instead of going off track on another post, I decided to start the topic up again on artificial toning. I was reading an article online that I...
"Modern struck counterfeits made to deceive collectors are an exception ." From my understanding, they are the main problem and the article...
I'm going to say MS-63. The eye appeal, lack of original luster (although there is some left) and contact marks and scratches in key focal areas...
Well, I got the Obama coin as a gag gift. :rolleyes: First thing I got today. Sadly it's on back order and I wasn't laughing. Then I got...
These were my thoughts as well. This was very interesting for me. I was surprised that PCGS slabbed it after NGC rejected but maybe I shouldn't be.
A Year in the Life of a Seated Dollar (in pics) I found this post on "A Year in the Life of a Seated Dollar (in pics)" interesting and have...
You just described me to a tee. lol Me: 9-14: started collecting 15-27: completely out of the hobby. Totally forgot about it. 28: came back...
One thing to watch if you want to switch to a card is when you click the verify button. I've done it a couple times. It asks you, "Are you sure...
If you want the true color of the coin under any lighting, just set your custom white balance under the lighting you're using and then the color...
Good thread. Only you shouldn't have told us how many were fake. I'm leary of the Barber only because of the raised edge on the rim at 7...
I know everybody frowns on cleaned coins, even lightly cleaned. Even myself. But I sort of wish it wasn't that way. If a 1798 coin got cleaned...
Where's the Roman Empire these days? Things change. Just because things are ok for 50 years while we're here doesn't mean they will remain that way.
Same seller:...
Like you would be if this was doctored some and photographed under different lighting? I highly doubt that the average (to above average)...
It's common for proof and mint sets to sell for less than the mint issued them. I saw a show on tv that was trying to sell a proof set from the...
I disagree. They counterfeit nearly everything now. Common date barber dimes. Old Washington quarters. Commemoratives. Basic Morgans....
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