I've never hesitated to go on record answering this question, and I don't hesitate now. "Yes."
I must be getting better at this. That date sent me at a dead run for pictures of a legitimate specimen. As I expected, the real date looks...
Unfortunately, that scale won't do you much good. :( A nickel weighs 5.0 grams. A clad quarter should weigh 5.67 grams, and should show up on your...
My biggest concern is that it would impose an unsupportable accounting burden. It's hard enough to keep track of state, county, and local tax...
Well, I'll defer to Mike Diamond every time. :) That being said, though, the blurry edge-on photo still looks like a sandwich coin to me. Here's...
Yep. Look closely at that edge-on shot -- you can see two copper layers instead of one, and the reeds on the top half are offset slightly to the...
Yeah, I wonder if there's a bit of silent net grading involved.
Well, that's humiliating. I would've looked askance at what appears to be a "grainy" surface on the obverse. On the reverse, I would've looked...
Hey, Doug -- you know I respect your knowledge about coins, but you need to walk back the medical advice. :) If you've got your water heater set...
Interesting. Also interesting to compare the "2 1/2 DOLLARS" placement at the bottom -- the fake has it close to the edge, as on later dates,...
On that last photo, there are a number of parallel deep scratches beneath the horse's hooves that are clearly incuse. In the first (obverse)...
I'm afraid "common sense" is firmly on the side of "clean things that are dirty, polish things that are tarnished". We're firmly entrenched in the...
Now, that is an interesting observation! I can certainly buy that acetone could be photolyzed to acetic acid, particularly with strong UV and air...
Yup, just doing their job as responsible conservators, as best they understood how, circa 1855. Yet another illustration of why problem-free...
Sure -- any asset will insure against some events. But are you quite sure that there won't be another big coin find (hello, Saddle Ridge), or...
Since Doug's apparently in the restroom, I guess I'll chime in: [IMG] Rare coins as a class are still trading at less than half of their peak...
For under $100, you can get a hard drive that will hold hundreds of thousands of photos. Discarding old coin photos to avoid the cost of storage...
Precisely what the market will bear.
And yet, against all odds, we're still accumulating useful information -- specifically, this evening, the details of how stock images show up on...
Yes, it is a good starting point. For what it's worth, Provident appears to be offering buy prices above spot for a variety of gold and silver...
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