But why limit yourself to simple sesquipedalianisms when you can instead imagine semiquinpedalian neologisms? ("They're two and a half feet long!")
Halogen bulbs do have filaments. They just run hotter than old-style incandescent bulbs, so they produce cooler/bluer light. It's still a smooth...
And some die deterioration? Those flow lines are pretty coarse and prominent...
I thought halogen was the gold standard for examining coins...?
That would have been my recommendation in the past, too. Today, though? It's been a long time since there's been a local coin show, and if they...
You need a bright point source to make a diamond really scintillate. Now that we're Living In The Future, that's easy and cheap to do in a small...
There's a coin-return hole on the front of the machine, right there in front of everybody. That's what people refer to as the "reject bin". I'm...
I don't know why people are jumping on the "must be stolen" bandwagon for these. I've got quite a few $1 silver certificates, heavily worn, that...
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I'd render it as "foycht-vonger", but the "ch" sound doesn't match anything in English (just as our "th" doesn't match anything in German). If you...
Yeah, that does look like it's in remarkable condition. If you haven't already, you should put it in some sort of protective holder to make sure...
It is a proof. They made a lot of these Washington commemoratives, though, so it isn't worth a lot more than melt value. Better for keeping and...
The overdue fines, on the other hand... :eek:
Looks to me like it was plated with something while being supported by those "spots". In the first close-up, those look a bit like "windows" onto...
The bigger question: who originally mixed a gold coin in with random foreigns? I mean, I've got a real organization problem, but I've never done that.
Has anyone ever found a real collectible coin on Aliexpress?
1921 Morgans trade at lower prices than earlier common-date Morgans, especially when worn, just because there are so doggone many of them. Even...
I agree that it may be MS. Not sure if that scratch under UNUM would be bad enough to get it a details grade. It would be helpful to see images...
People hoard used tissues. You don't need external motivation for hoarding.
Most Barber halves circulated until they were worn smooth, and fifty cents then was worth something like $15 in today's money.
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