Oh what I could say to that - but think it would be not to :D
Rarely does it have anything to do with luck. Typically it is because new members fail to read the rules and then end up breaking them because of...
How ? It's pretty easy to understand how if you realize just how many altered coins there are out there. There are lots of them, and that's an...
Bugo, I have no problem with you doing what you did. Never have had, they are your coins and you can do as you wish. This is what I have a...
The $3 is not the point. The point is the coin is worth no more now than it was before.
Dies were not made by hubbing, as you mean it, until 1900. "In 1790, Boulton learned of the die-engraving machine of Jean Baptiste Bartlemey...
Your comment was that you turned a $3 nothing in a $40 key date. My point was that you did not do that at all. Instead you turned a $3 unknown...
Before strike. But there is some post strike damage also.
One word - scam.
Hey ! That was supposed to be a large fry ! :D
Matt - that's a bit more than rusted I would think. Typically a rusted die usually results in small patches of bumps and dimples is some areas....
That's the mistake in your thinking. You've turned a dirty $3 coin into a clean $3 coin.
Barfly - First of all you need to read what it says in the ANA book, namely this and I parphrase - the standards in this book are not...
OK Matt, I know what I think happened with that first coin, but tell me what you think happened !
It was not the line drawings I liked or was in favor of, but rather the lack of pictures.
Trey I've written it out so many times I can't even count that high. Do a search, use storage as your key word and my user name in the Posted BY...
I carried this coin in my jeans pocket, every day, for 7 years. In the same pocket I also carried pocket change (clad coins) and my pocket knife,...
They'll work, but there is a lot more to proper storage than just the kind of coin holder you use. The holder is just 1 step, and you have to...
AU coin, not a doubt in my mind.
Yes there are bad dealers out there, a lot of them. But there are also a lot of good dealers out there. The real issue at hand is what Tom said -...
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