OK, this is gonna take a while and probably several posts. But let me make my case. Please don;t anybody reply until I am finished - I will say...
Best way to get the answer you seek is to search the Heritage archives. You'll find several examples of damaged, harshly cleaned, whizzed coins there.
No they are not. The round holders used by the mint are just fine for long term storage. Personally, I always liked Air-Tite holders for...
Look at the left area I circled. See how the surface is kind of hazy looking, almost like dried milk. And how it kind of swirls around in there -...
Send it in Matt, but I'd bet a lot I already know the outcome. And those aren't planchet flaws, that's damage.
What you are thinking of as die cracks are tool marks Jerome. There are more of them along the neck and at the bottom of the bust. That coin is...
Sets sell for less pretty much every time. The way to realize the best prices is to sell the coins one at a time. So colelcting sets only matters...
Yes and no. The milk spots are definitely caused by whatever it is that happens at the mint. But they do not always show up right away. You can...
You'll probably find it in the World & Ancients section. But you can ask any questions you have right here. What do you want to know ?
Matt - I gotta tell ya, I have some concerns about that coin not being genuine. Tool marks all over the place, letters not fully engraved. And it...
OK - so describe to me what you see now.
Hmmmm -better tell NGC and PCGS that then because there sure are a lot of coins that used to be in ICG holders that are now 1 grade higher in the...
As I recall the old ANACS, and this coin is in an old ANACS holder, used to be tougher on Jeffs than either NGC or PCGS. That said, I can't recall...
In the other pictures it was much easier to see and there was even a trace of green left if I recall. But I have marked some areas on the...
I've probably written 2 or 3 books worth of responses here on this forum alone. It's all there, go read it :D Probably gonna take a couple...
Yeah, I have. But most jewelry is 18k gold at best so it is to be expected. It's not noticed much on jewelry that is worn often though because any...
I realize that, but I was. Look at post #9 in this thread. Easily 50% of the coin is red. And th eone I posted in #7 - 30% of that is red....
Never meant to imply that one should not ask questions. On the contrary I always, always, always urge people to ask questions. For as you say,...
Do some reading on coin cabinets Jerome. You'll find out that even centuries ago collectors knew about the harmful properties of wood. But one of...
That particular section was first designed merely as a way for people to find commonly asked questions and answers. It was not intended for...
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