I was thinking the same thing, but couldn't be sure from the photos. Surely it would be better to try the water/acetone/xylene soaks before any...
The kid never escapes. I mean, where would it go?
Yeah, it is. If you want positive feedback, try the "Fuzzy Pictures With No Context" forum. ;) Only kidding -- what do you think you see in the...
It's certainly worth soaking, as @Paul M. suggests. You won't hurt the coin, at least.
I thought "that ship has sailed" when I first looked at the cartoon, but I think its actual point is "missed the boat"...
Surely, though, you realize that some counterfeits are crude enough to be identified from photos. I agree that anyone saying "I can always tell a...
Note that I didn't even factor seller's fees into my calculation, only buyer's premium -- and while I understand that big sellers can negotiate to...
Yes, the final prices we were discussing included the buyer premium. So, no, the final prices would not be $1500+ for these coins, although there...
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Wouldn't surprise me. I think that lot was basically a non-numismatic dealer throwing up his hands and tossing all his "none of the above" into a...
That is interesting. I'm not sure how to interpret those discrete numbers ($1292 and $1351), nor the ones that went for $1233 -- after factoring...
When you figure out how to attach physical objects to CoinTalk posts for in-hand examinations, you get right back to us, OK?
I think the basic point here is that it's nearly impossible for anyone to say for sure that a coin is authentic based solely on a single...
I would've chosen 2, but I understand why they chose 1.
So, when you say "it's not a hole", I assume you mean that you can't see through it. If I get some time, I'll try putting a nail through a penny...
That depends entirely on how much they paid for the coin, of course. Heirs, thieves, and poor planners are still regularly selling gold to dealers...
Checking eBay completed auctions, 63s start around $1300, which is 15% above today's spot, and you need to be quite patient to find them there at...
I'll go out on a limb and say that you can't actually tell which is best from the photos provided. To distinguish a better from a worse 64, you'd...
I posted this series a couple of years back on another problem-coin thread, but botched the images. Let's try again here. I got a cull lot on...
Will you offer a conservation service for problem slabs as well? Or should we just continue to use POLY-CARE on them ourselves? ;)
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