Bill die cracks are rarely straight lines like that. So when you see a raised straight line on a coin it's usually been caused by something else...
No Richie I'm not hinting at that. I don't hint period, I just come right and say things if I have something to say. What I am talking about is...
If this is the coin you mean Bill, reasonably certain that the line in the fields at 6 o'clock is not a die crack but a die scratch. Or possibly a...
If NCS or PCGS tries to conserve a coin and after they have finished they can see that the dirt and grime or the ugly toning that they removed has...
No, you're definitely not the only one. Some folks think they are cool and that they add to the attraction of the coin. But a crack in a die is a...
Agreed.
Blown huh ? What would it be if you were to hear the thousands of others who think the same way say it ?
Sorry, but that just isn't rue at all. There are literally tens of millions of coins that have been properly cleaned by individuals and then...
No, you misunderstand. There are two things - cleaning, and harsh cleaning - and they are very different things. The problem is that when most...
And that's why they make chocolate and vanilla ;)
Enough ! It stops now or I'll stop it.
Fifty to sixty years ago harsh cleaning WAS the acceptable method. And it was the acceptable method for hundreds of years before that. It is only...
If you were to ever look at two such coins in person, I believe you'd see the difference in an instant. But Air-Tites are not airtight, no coin...
Personally, I see die cracks as flaws that make a coin less desirable. And I can't see how they could be considered anything else. As for...
RedRaider - Did you buy the coin because you like it and wanted it for your collection, or because you were hoping for a flip opportunity if you...
As a general rule of thumb, a problem coin can be worth anywhere from 20% to 80% of what a problem free example is worth. The more severe the...
Do you realize that at the very instant that a coin leaves the dies striking it that coin begins to tone ? So just how do you define original as...
That has been known to happen ;)
Just because something is written in a book do you think that means it is true ? It is an indisputable fact that there are a whole lot of times...
Given that she is a museum curator that opinion does not surprise me one bit. Now if you want to see the fallacy of that opinion and just how...
Separate names with a comma.
