Are those the dreaded "milk spots" some people have been talking about on US proof sets?
The concentrations matter, but formaldehyde will definitely have a negative effect on coins if there's any significant amount in the safe.
That looks like a snap button that was soldered onto the coin. I've seen similar things done on other coins (usually with smaller coins like...
Except in very unusual cases (more on that in a second), speaking verifiable facts is a defense against libel and slander. If you can verify the...
Sorry, but unless it's a no mint mark proof, that is only worth about 10 cents. 583,673,900 of these were minted in Philadelphia (no mint mark...
Well, why not? There's no guarantee that the clerk who checked the bills in did the pen check.
That sounds a lot like using Excel. Are there any additional benefits to Bento? What do you like about using it vs. other alternatives?
Can you use those programs to index coins that aren't registered or purchased through them though? I thought you could only index NGC slabbed...
Very nice! It looks like that one spent a bit of time in the ocean - you can see where a smaller coin pressed against the obverse and protected...
I currently use excel, with a different tab (aka worksheet) for each binder, lockbox, or storage box. I use a slightly different page layout for...
Thank you all. I'll make sure to cite and post a link to the presentation when I get it ready. Anyone have scans of the 1936 commemoratives in...
Would you mind sharing pictures with us? I've been thinking about getting into shooting thalers too.
When the nickel first came out, it didn't have the word "Cents" under the V. Since it was roughly the same size as a $5 gold coin, some...
I'm putting together a coin inventory, and I was wondering what software & websites everyone else uses. What are the features you look for? Does...
I picked one of those up about a month ago in a junk silver box (it was EF40 or so). I'm always happy to pay melt for a 150 year old coin!
How much does wear affect weight? I would think a G-4 half would still weight pretty close to standard weight. What's it off by? 5%? 10%?
Yes, 99.99999999% silver can tarnish. Silver is not tarnish resistant at any purity.
Tried that for "JFK friendly eagle" didn't pull up anything. I see that there's a friendly eagle for the Ike, but anything for the JFK (which I...
How many do you need to submit to get a bulk rate?
Yeah, I've found rolls and rolls of bicentennial's before. Some people held onto those just because they were different. As far as I know, there...
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