There is a great lesson in this thread, in and amongst all the good ideas and information. There's a difference between buying something nice...
OP: If you look at your coin, especially the obverse (less toning so it's easier to see), most of the dark areas on the highest points (the hair,...
The coin# (4016) is the index to the complete description of type and even varieties... http://www.pcgscoinfacts.com/Coin/Detail/4013 vs...
No, I don't have one, and I don't see it in Conder101's book.
@Conder101 has posted that there are two types known from this out of business company, a black & white and a color version of the label. In...
@PennyGuy nice sample (it's fun to see 50 year old coins in beautiful shape used for samples)
Yes they are collectable, but it is a thin market. David Schwager published a book (search for sample slab book) in 2015 with a 2nd edition this...
The copper plating and a small amount of zinc was removed with acid. The weight of the copper plating is microgams and undetectable given the...
Yeah, fingers got ahead on the tablet.
In 1983 Lincoln cents were changed to copper plated zinc. The plating has been known to bubble and even flake off. A scratch can also expose the...
I think you replied to the wrong thread, but... Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are camping in the woods. After setting up the tent and building...
RTI or PTM Start: http://www.jcms-journal.com/articles/10.5334/jcms.1021201 Also google search for "ptm photographic techniques" which will take...
Yes, it helps, no I'm not seeing it. If it's there, at this level of wear, it will be hard to prove. There is a photographic technique used in...
Again confusing the definition of the word (in this case the legal definition) with the numismatic one. They may all be counterfeit in law, but...
So how do you classify an 1861 three cent silver counterfeit created in 1875 when the coin series ended in 1872 (business strikes)???
I see the man in the moon
Actually, @paddyman98 there is a third and a fourth option... 3. Somebody fed a 1941 Canadian quarter into the press and grabbed it as it was...
Numismat you dropped the second definition... 2. belonging to or occurring in the present. "the tension and complexities of our contemporary...
I'd be REALLY, REALLY worried if you could tell the species of rat from some characteristic of the damage. That would be entirely too much...
In this case, it's typical to focus on the FIRST definition, not the second. Like many words, the multiple meanings can cause confusion.
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