Check the back of the slab and if it has an Anston PA address on it DON'T crack it out! There are six varieties of INS holder, two...
There may have been some 40 to 50 years ago or more. If you have a coin in a 2X2 that shows PVC contamination it almost certainly was on the coin...
Considering neither of the coins have the design characteristics of the satin proofs I'd say they are worth about $52. Get Whitman's Redbook of...
No not correct. Machine Doubling is created when the die moves during striking. A doubled die happens when the die is made and the doubled image...
Looks to me like a business strike.
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Much closer to silver. Silver is 10.5 gm/cc, Lead is 11.35 gm/cc, and gold is 18.88 gm/cc. It says Hong Kong because it was made there. It is...
I have a half cent it's been done to. What would that be good for? Somewhere I have or had a picture of a MS 50% off-center 1854 in a PCGS...
Actually they are both right. Records from back then can be quite confusing. Coins were dated based on the calendar year but the mint operated...
That's why I said the more I looked at it the less I thought it was. I think it is most likely N-14 (good one!) but can't be absolutely sure from...
Joe Average doesn't usually report his sales or pay taxes. If Joe Average is BUYING AND SELLING as a business you would be surprised at the...
Swasticas have been used all over the world by many different groups usually as religious symbols or good luck symbols for a couple thousand years...
I would imagine the easiest way would be first to use a furnace to burn off the organics. Then pound the ash into dust. Boil the dust in nitric...
Your suspicion is correct.
Tin or pewter 15.03 - 18.51 grams. Copper 14.4 - 15.17 grams. Silver 23.5 - 24.3 grams. Those are for genuine pieces, fakes or copies could...
A solvent for removing trolls? :) Removing the sticker may not help it much. If the stacker has been there for almost 70 years you may find you...
As long as "you-know-who" includes PCGS, NGC, and ANACS because they will all do this. Any doubt whatsoever for any reason and it gets Detailed....
Buying them from China that's probably legal. Importing them into this country, well it is legal for the seller because our laws don't apply to...
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