The whole Arkansas series is known for its lack of luster. Probably had to do with die polishing (or lack thereof), or planchet composition or...
Here are the grades from Stacks and PCGS. Stacks graded them each aChBU. That should translate to MS62. When I looked at the coins before...
Coins are best served with a robust Lodi zin or syrah. Cal
So, in 1991, I bid-on and won a set of 1939 PDS Arkansas commemorative half dollars in a Stack's auction. They were raw, and Stack's graded them...
If we limit it to coins intended for circulation, the HR Saint is my pick. Thank goodness the headdress and wings were left off. If proofs,...
Morgan initialed some of his other engravings. One is the stunning shield earring design. See the link below for one coming up for auction....
If the antifreeze was orange, it has OAT (organic acid technology) corrosion inhibitors. OAT compounds aren't orange; but an orange dye is added...
Yeah, probably cut-up and the chunks melted soon after the theft. No market to sell it intact. Cal
See link below. Arrested in Germany. Coin not found....
I think few folks dispute a grade on a coin that they submit that comes back graded higher than they expected. Perhaps they would for an...
I agree the government should stay out of setting coin auction premiums. I don't know that there is collusion (which would be a crime), so it's a...
I think Legend has a winning formula of having internet-only auctions with 10% buyers fees and live auctions for more expensive coins with 17.5%...
Heritage maybe, but I know that some of their execs opposed going from 15% to 17.5% a few years back. I don't think it will happen at Great...
See link below. It was 17.5%. New rate becomes effective after the ANA auction. They try to present it as though it's a good thing for buyers....
Yah, you'll need some thick mittens to handle your slabs. :cool:
That's a good start. However, vaults have been flooded by plumbing leaks or fire sprinkler activation too. So having a box high off the floor is...
How many archangels? :)
As I studied your very nice derivation, one thing that kept nagging me was that it did not consider contact area for the instrument probes. It...
Actually, doing it obverse to reverse ain't that simple to model. The probe tip contact area would be very small compared to the face area of the...
Very nice. And if the probes are positioned on the edge, but aren't positioned directly across from each other? In other words, how will...
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