I was thinking about this some time ago. It should be possible to laser-etch a dot pattern onto one of the facets of a reeded edge, too small to...
"This listing was ended by the seller because the item was sold." Heh. Or perhaps a few too many people asked him pointed questions...
Zero. If they were legit (but they aren't), the first two would be five-figure coins.
So, if you submit a 1928-S Peace dollar with the reverse rim worn down enough to obscure the mint mark, it'll get slabbed as a 1928? If it's...
Well said. Thanks!
Alas, no such luck. All I saw was the old phone books at $30 each (!), and these three-DVD sets at $15 each. If it turns out the sets have the...
Hah! I just found this review. It looks like the electronic versions are simple, single PDF files. That means I don't have to keep the physical...
I'm old enough to have a stubborn preference for hardcopy, but I've also accumulated enough printed material that managing it is a big problem....
Actually, if PCGS had labeled it a 1921-S rather than 1921-D, I think I'd be more inclined to second-guess them. :)
A local used-book store has several copies of the DVD-only Krause World Coins guide for $15. I think it's either the 2007 or 2008 edition, and I...
I don't understand what you're trying to say here. Are you thinking that acetone is harsher and more likely to damage coins? It really isn't. On...
I understand that point of view, but I don't think it's useful. 1) The values of metals fluctuate widely relative to one another. This means...
Heh. My grandfather ran a demonstration still in a state park in the Maryland hills back in the 1960's. I never got to talk to him about it. I...
Distilling will remove all non-volatile impurities. It's not normally targeted at removing liquids or gases, but those usually aren't significant...
Ugh. I remember seeing a nearly-complete 32-64 set of Washingtons come up on eBay, BIN at about 20% over melt. It was missing the 32-D and S, but...
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