Very nice batch of coins! All of them. And the one I like the best is that Shilling - something about the color and the strike. Seems like you...
statequarter you are taking on the small-time problems. While it is noble you try to remove the mis-leading sellers - take on the biggest fish of...
Personally I would stick with 69's. I am not good enough to tell the difference between 69's and 70's. Plus I just do not think 70's are worth...
Well - I also compare them by hand and yes it is challenging. And I still only have found 2009 cents. So something to look forward to. And yes...
That is true and the under 40 set is probably going to me more active on the internet. But still it is good to see.
So - being in a slab means "no problem"??? Is this from the same mbt that has started threads on TPG's problems and issues? Aren't you the same...
Don't be discouraged. It takes lots and lots of practice, but it can be accomplished. I mean both - grading and picture taking. Just get some...
I do not do any roll searching and what I do is fill a slot from pocket change. Then when i find a nicer one I will upgrade what is in the book....
I agree. Now my real question is - what is the grade of the dirt? I assume it is no longer mint state. :)
MS70, baking or heating coins. Lots of methods - get penny whimsy it talks some about copper. Dellars Darkener is another. You can also search on...
The streets will not be flooded - until people let them go. A lot of people are hoarding them in my opinion. My local dealer even has problem...
Sure you do - http://www.cointalk.com/t61658/. Granted this rarer and has fewer problems, but it is still a problem coin.
Nah - just Doug since it did the poll did not go any higher.:) And believe it or not back in the late 90's there was a 90 year old security...
Yep-yep-yep. Nice coin. I have a S-76B also - at least I think, I might validate the attribution later on.
Type of toning is per each collectors taste. Some like dark toning and some like wild rainbow type toning - I am somewhere in between, the more...
Well I personally don't think using acetone makes you a coin doctor. What few collectors and dealers I know have and do use acetone. I have no...
Very cool indeed. That is one nice coin.
Nice pictures! I don't use anything fancy and maybe I will sometimes in the future.
While not always easy I use heritage to determine what a graded coin goes for at auctions. As long as a dealer is new those prices I find it...
Good question - don't have a clue. Maybe they could not get the total numbers from NGS for whatever reason. I have never really checked those on...
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