The Hellenistic Kingdoms by Davis and Kraay.
An alarm system that goes dead when power lines are cut is a very poor system. Two words: battery backup. Cal
Wonder if non-Morgan coins will get bonus points in the registry if they are PL. Morgans don't. I've always found this strange because copper...
Almost anyone can own a top pop coin. Just buy a recent issue MS70 or PR70; many are cheap. I have a MS70 ASE just to show non-collectors the...
I've dealt with the first four companies that you mentioned, and they're all good folks to deal with. I've sold only through Heritage and Legend...
Read an interesting article by Conly Rieder in Dec 2018 Numistmatist. He had a package of coins lost in the mail by USPS. They were insured...
That spike in the image is a steel stake. They're used mostly in surveying and for supporting low concrete forms. Available at any big box...
Agree. Fewer than 50 sold at auction in last 30 years. A number of the sales were resales of same coin. This one just sold for $2,400. Cal
Nice coin! There are two major varieties of 1865 business strike two cents: plain five and fancy five. They're about equally common. Yours is...
Actually, the close-up is from PCGS. Pretty sure they take the photos before the coin is slabbed. Cal
Yeah, that's pretty much true. However, I've seen coins with planchet laminations in details holders or body bags (PCGS code 83); also seen them...
Spotted this J-236 pattern half in a Heritage auction. It's a1859 Paquet design with Liberty seated with her hand on fasces on obverse and spread...
Pennies are almost exactly 3/4" in diameter. Same OD as USS galvanized 1/4" ID washers. The USS washers are about 3 cents each. Easy to drill a...
It won't really matter whether anyone wants to keep the penny once the zinc and that tiny bit of copper in it attain a value greater than one...
If you're interested in a type collection, I recommend Pleasure & Profit: 100 Lessons for Building and Selling a Collection of Rare Coins by...
Polyethylene may soften slightly, and over time, acetone may gradually diffuse through it, but basically it's unaffected by acetone. In my lab,...
They're low density polyethylene (LDPE) and have no plasticizer. LDPE and HDPE are used extensively for medical gear that goes into the body, or...
When I work with raw coins of much value, I spread out a terrycloth bath towel. Then put a thin, new, 10-gal trash bag on that. Dropped coins...
Noticed a Judd 236 half dollar just sold (12 Mar 19) by Great Collections. Coin is straight-graded PR61 Plated by NGC. See first pic below....
Actually, you can track your submission if your NGC membership is based on your ANA membership. I do it all the time. Cal
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