See, I only perform under pressure. Lincoln -- 67 Washington -- 63 Morgan -- 63 The depressing thing is that if you took the Photograde...
You know, it would've been just great if someone had reminded me about copy stands a few months ago. :o I've been using my cheap tripod with the...
I think you're on the right track. Careful, though, buying a tripod at Best Buy -- a cheap tripod can be worse than useless. If you're handy, you...
Shooting very close macro with any camera is a challenge. The closer you get to your subject, the shallower your depth of focus becomes. To get...
Well, he did say "some coins are also cleaned". Whenever I see a "shiny" coin in a photo of a lot like this, I assume it's been dipped at least...
The only other thing I can think of is that the title says "over $8.30 Face Value", which, while technically true, undersells the lot rather...
...or, in this case, "what am I missing?" US Silver Coin Collection Lot over $8.30 Face Value One day auction only - Here we have up for...
She was probably hoping you'd pay with a quarter eagle and a $3.
Speechless? No. I have gotten the "duhh..." reaction more than once, though. There are an awful lot of people out there working cash registers...
Yeah, better check back in before somebody else gets the 1895 Morgan and the 1870-S seated dollar. :rollling:
Google reveals a few other instances of people offering coins like this for sale, priced as though they actually contained 1.5 oz of gold, and...
Not meaning to derail the thread, but I've reread this sentence half a dozen times, and I still can't figure out what you were trying to say...?...
Copper, as I understand it, is quoted in avoirdupois -- 454 g/lb.
I decided to go ahead and spawn off a new thread where I'll post photos and high-resolution (10mg or 1mg) weights of coins in various states of...
...and THAT is why we say "timing is everything." :) Off to do my Friday bank rounds. Skunked last Friday; hope luck is better today...
A mackerel, actually. There were no scale bars, and I was probably six or seven, so it was a whale to me. :)
Oh, wow, I'd forgotten about the centennial designs! Growing up in Maryland near Interstate 81, I'd get Canadian coins in change fairly...
You don't think those cuts in the upper field on the reverse are enough to bring it down? It's a fantastic strike, and fantastically clean...
Okay, I'm going to let myself feel a little smug about that Jefferson. :) And try not to think about the Roosie.
As I might have suspected, we aren't the first to consider the nature and significance of metal loss due to coin wear. Money and the Mechanism...
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