No, pretty much any time you see a coin with a spot that looks like that it's due to a piece of foreign material having been deposited onto the...
The moral standards that will be adhered to on this forum are what the owner and I say they are. And that means posting pictures of coins that...
For whatever it's worth Paddy, it's pretty much a certainty that there are a whole lot of people who had no idea that any of the coins he posts...
For the record, posting pictures of coins like the one that has been removed, or any of a similar nature - is not allowed on this forum. And it...
Pretty much everybody has an opinion when to comes to what threads belong in what section of the forum. But for the sake of clarity on the matter,...
None were deleted but I did merge posts made in 3 different threads into this single thread. That is what is causing some of the discontinuity.
What Books are in your Numismatic Collection? Less than there used to be because I have been selling them off for several years now - even giving...
One should also realize there are very, very, few rare coins - that's what makes them rare. There are however quite a few expensive coins that are...
Personally I'd go a bit further, I'd call it altered surfaces.
Good question. Better question ! I guess it depends on who ya listen to. Over the years the TPGs have kinda gone one way at one time and then...
Counterfeits with odd dates on them ? OK, let's go back a ways, about 13 years -...
I think it was in one of the first posts I made in this thread but I mentioned that the Ikes were a different alloy than the Morgans - that 80%...
That it is but a lot of folks miss that little detail.
If there is any more of what I just took care of - the members doing it will be on a mandatory vacation !
Insider is saying a lot with what he has said, but based on the comments of others I'm not sure that some actually realize what it is that he is...
You're not alone, there's a lot of people who think that. But it is emphatically not true. Over-dipping is always very bad, dipping a coin...
I understand the reasoning on both sides of the issue, always have. That said, my personal inclination has always been to not publicly reveal the...
As I said earlier - So yes, you are correct, it does play a part - a big part. And as you said it's not just Proof Ikes, pretty much all modern...
As Einstein said, there is only 1 thing that he is sure is infinite - human stupidity ;)
But they do - they always do ! So that tells us it doesn't matter that the "leak" is farther away at 6 and 12. I gotta say no. I get your...
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