Some years ago we had a member who was a metal detector guy that used to post a lot, maybe you remember him Frank. I can't think of his user name...
For whatever it is worth Paul I don't consider either of those coins Red. The criteria for Red is that 95% or more of the coin has to be original...
And the condition. You find a pre-'73 set that is all CAM or DCAM, or high grade coins, and check the value on those.
OK, same kind of question. This coin sold for $805 -...
And if you crack it and send it back to PCGS again it may well come back in a regular slab as AU50, Au53, or even XF45. The wonders of the TPGs...
Yes, using Verdi-Care is a matter of degree. If a coin is completely covered in verdigris or nearly so then Verdi-Care is not going to do much....
I don't know, maybe. But the question was which country had the first round coins. The answer to that is France as they were the first country to...
Yeah the images are copyrighted, but he linked to them, he did not copy/paste them.
No I did not know that, it was new information for me. No, you couldn't, not unintentionally any way. The only way you can produce a Proof with...
I wasn't sating anything negative about the practice of using lasers on bronze disease, that's why I used the word "also" in my comments. But if...
France was the first country to adopt the minting of milled coins. They did this in 1643. Other countries of the world eventually followed their lead.
I don't disagree one bit. Unfortunately, there seems to be huge numbers of them out there. And I am not just talking about those fooled by this 1...
Easy solution, just say doubled, and you won't.
Well, I would usually not be one to contradict or doubt anything Bowers had to say about coins but I did a little more checking just to satisfy...
Because then he couldn't fool as many people as he does.
Not usually no. Most of the time when a laser has been used on a coin it will be referred to as having altered surfaces. Yes I can easily...
:rolleyes: I didn't say I thought it was any grade at all. I was merely making a tongue cheek comment about your comment.
Yes there are lots of them that are fake. As to what to look for, the most common thing is what we call the mushy look. In other words the edges...
Technically the word devices refers only to the portrait or other major component of the design. Legends, dates, and mottoes are referred to as...
What book is it you are reading ?
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