I've seen that toning on an awful lot of coins, including some of my own. It's likely that a previous owner kept all those coins in the same kind...
Why wait for silver to go up? The money you spent on those coins is already gone. How much you paid for them is irrelevant to how much they're...
If they aren't an alteration/defacement of an existing coin done without fraudulent intent, then no, they aren't the same. If they're one-ounce...
Hey, your CoinTalk workstation looks a lot like m... um, never mind.
Xylene is an organic solvent, more specifically a non-polar organic solvent. That means it's good for removing oils, waxes, grease, and many...
It's all part of the equation, though. The costs they're accepting to support your box-hunting habit come out of their bottom line; to maintain...
It most certainly is. So are the plasticizers that leach out of it, leading to the damage. The green stuff itself may get that color from an...
It says "tamper-evident case", and it's evident that it's been tampered -- those bubbles on the back indicate that somebody peeled it open. Is it...
You've got at least seventy-five cents, by my count.
I think we should have a thread like this. We've got the "roll hunting" thread and the "CoinStar reject" thread, but I go through a lot more coins...
Did it pass weight/dimension/magnet testing?
It's like academic politics -- the fights are so vicious because the stakes are so small. Carr's fantasy-dated overstrikes are a big...
And since this is true, getting a 1/10 ounce piece at melt is actually quite a good deal, because it's not hard to sell it above melt. JM Bullion...
That's a really weird color. I wonder if it's toning, or some foreign substance on the coin? The rim looks like it's the right color...
This is important. These are each potentially four-figure coins. There are several possibilities: 1) One or more are fake. Better to find this...
Yep, those coins are Serious Business, and certainly worthy of being slabbed -- but it's still going to be a good idea to get someone to look over...
Sorry, yes.
It looks gold on my monitor, with a hint of green. Not a color I'm used to seeing on a cent. Can you show a photo of it next to a shiny new...
These discussions are leaving out a critical part of the Numismatic Circle of Life. None of us live forever, and none of us can take our...
That's possible, but value depends very much on the coin's condition (and, of course, authenticity). If a coin is corroded, or has been cleaned...
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