I went through the Coin World price guide and added up the retail values, approximating for the in-between grades, and discounting from the next...
Ship 'n' Insure is better for occasional, lower value shipping. Hugh Wood is better if you're constantly shipping stuff. It also covers coins in...
I have Hugh Wood insurance. Limits and deductible depend on the policy, but you can use Priority with Signature, Registered, or Express Mail....
Package coin in a Saf-t-mailer (sticky corrugated cardboard mailer), tape it to the inside of a bubble mailer, add 3 ounce package postage from...
Die doubling on 1922 Peace dollars is not going to be visible from those pictures. Best bet is to look at the designer's initials TRVST, and the...
I agree that it looks like VAM 10. It also looks like it has been futzed with. Do not want.
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I thought you were going to show something like [img]
You should be able to borrow it from the ANA library for the cost of postage if you're a member.
The VAM numbers simply number the significantly different die pairs for each date and mint mark in the order in which they were cataloged, just...
The way I interpret CRI is that it is independent of color shift, which is what white balance can compensate. I would think that a spectral power...
Looking at a tip jar is like looking at the sun. You don't stare at it. It's too risky. You get a sense of it and then you look away.
Just goes to show that an eye for spotting counterfeit bills in a bar does not go hand-in-hand with an eye for superhero fashion. Kudos (on the...
You should start with daylight for the white balance with these bulbs, but you may need adjustments from there. Best thing to do is to calibrate...
First of all, the coin's too dark because the lights are too low. Move the lights closer to the camera (a higher lighting angle). You have a...
The scrolly things on the left and right are seemingly dragons: [IMG]
Cool! I don't know if you noticed, but the end of the handle is the Brazilian/Portuguese coat of arms that preceded the one shown on the coin....
The main reason the 96 S-21 will bring a large premium is because it is so dramatic that it would easily be visible even on a corroded AG coin,...
Actually a pretty good question. For some (perhaps all?) POs, you actually have "street addressing" available by using the address of the post...
Rate depends on size and location. I have a size 1 box, which is the smallest, and I have to pay $132/year way out in the Chicago suburbs. I...
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