Winged - I'd buy it in a New York second ;)
An essai is the French equivalent of a Pattern coin. And a centime is like a US cent of course. I'm kind of surprised that it does not have a date...
It's not a question of the absence of tin. The alloy most deffinitely changed from '44-'46. The point I was making was that the metal used to...
I can't swear to what the criteria are today, but as it is with all other special designations, NGC always had the tougher criteria. It used to be...
Even though you feel it is time to sell your collection that doesn't mean that you have to give up on coins. You can still study coins even though...
It is worth noting that there have been some studies done that conclude that there never were any "shell case" cents actually minted. Yes, the...
If you understand how the sonic sealing method works then it is easy to tell if a slab has been tampered with. What happens is that sound waves...
I have to disagree with the others, I think it was harshly cleaned. Value would be approx 20-50% of what a problem free example would be.
And it's not just the colors - everything changes ! Make sure you remember that when buying coins based on pictures ;)
Posting in the Auction Forum is pretty simple. Just click on the button that says Post New Thread in the upper left corner. Give your thread a...
What you need to do is get a real camera. Then you practice. Trying to take pictures of coins teaches you a thousand times as much as you can...
As I said, pop reports can be misleading. So can mintage numbers. If you want to know what's really going on with coins you have to read the...
Quite possible they think wood grain effect was artificially applied to the coin. It's not as uncommon as you might think.
Maybe, but it hasn't changed in 20 years.
It's takes a bit of practice and experience, but you can tell the difference between weakly struck high points that have no luster, and a break in...
It's because pops can be misleading. The higher price on the D is because it is harder to find in 65 FBL.
No, they aren't. The cardboard is laden with sulphur. That is one of the downfalls of using 2x2 holders.
I have never even heard of a professional, be that a grader, a dealer, an authenticator, or even an advanced collector, that wears gloves to...
No, they do not have luster breaks. It takes more than that to make a luster break. That's why you can even get coins in change from a business...
You guys must have never watched the movie Gettysburg. Chamberlain was one of the central characters.
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