'Course not, the Mona Lisa isn't a coin. And do you know why ? Because that mud sealed out all of the air. The less air that can get to the...
There's lots and lots of Morgan Proofs. As explained, PL and DMPL are the result of being struck with fresh dies. 'Bout all there is to it.
The 1907 is a common date that even in MS condition is only valued as bullion. The 1915 is a re-strike also valued as bullion. The fact that both...
While using a picture to view a coin has the advantage of convenience it also has disadvantages. That being that a picture doesn't always show you...
All of this plays into the methods for proper coin storage. The methods I have described more times than I can count are the best you can do. But...
It's not a die cap. It is completely normal for these coins to be cup shaped because of the method used to strike them.
How would they ? How could they ? Nobody has any idea how many coins, and what coins, are melted every day because nobody keeps track of them. And...
Your wrong on that count. Thousands are melted every single day.
The range of differences between grades can vary greatly because there is a fairly wide range within each grade. And that is not even considering...
We'll see what Thad says. But, I think it is important to understand that the edges of slabs are not completely sealed together all the way...
riff - the angle of incidence equals the angle of reflection. That is a law of physics. angle of incidence - is the light coming to the coin...
I never said anything remotely like that. The point I am trying to get across to you is that I have seen a thousand times as many toned coins as...
OK Paul, tell me this. If what I said about the color on many toned coins not being readily visible except from one angle is wrong, then why is...
Forget the Blue Book, don't bother to buy it. And while you're at it, forget any price/value you see in the Red Book. The Red Book is an...
Not going to belabor the point, but please tell me how, when you have never been to a single coin show, when you don't go to dealer's shops to...
Paul, yes there are some coins that do show their color at just about any angle. But there are far more of them that do not, they just look dark...
Not Coin World. In the past I have begged and pleaded just to be able to post 1 of their pictures, or even a single paragraph from their magazine...
The world is made up of good people, bad people, and people somewhere in between. What they happen to do for a living has nothing to do with it....
One thing everybody should be aware of when it to comes to toned coins is that most toned coins will not look like those great pictures when you...
There is something else that people often fail to even think about when it comes to the progression of color on coins. Yes, toning will follow a...
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