Generally, I see recommendations to not bother slabbing until the coin is in the $300 range. Are you planning on selling these coins? If not,...
PersianGuy... what kind of cheesecakes? I love making cheesecake, sometimes original, sometimes dark chocolate, but my addition to the cheesecake...
Awesome post, Lehigh. Very informative. Heritage itself would do well to read this post!
Great that you found a dealer who was willing to help you. In my experience, there are generally two kinds of dealers: the kind you just...
I think you should get a craft envelope or a wayte raymond, put it on a shelf for a few years, and hope for the best.
Cleaned, environmental damage, retoned, butt ugly. That coin has it all.
Almost certainly dipped. It is market acceptable though, not harshly cleaned, although it doesn't appeal to my tastes.
Just got this coin this morning, and I am delighted with it. I'm still not sure if I'm a big fan of the design, its kind of plain and boring - but...
Heritage has been improving their pictures recently. Especially for toned coins, they appear to have been making an effort to take better...
It is a similar idea. Basically, many metals will form layers on their surface (known as passivity). A bare metal will corrode quickly, but as...
Previously, for FBL prices, I would do exactly the same. However, doing that with the old prices would, in most cases, land you pretty close to...
Without a doubt, it will come back Genuine, Cleaned.
As promised: What you need to know about the science of toning! http://www.cointalk.com/t84670/#post767113
[IMG] (Roosevelt dime, photo by Bob Campbell) In response to a recent question by a member on another thread, I present here the science of...
Thank you for listening to my recommendations and adjusting the Franklin prices. In late October, I sent an email to Steve Roach, editor of...
Oh, I would have no trouble at all spending that kind of money on a nice NGC MS-65FBL 1953S. The hard part would be getting that kind of money....
Of course, I don't know exactly how limited your budget is, but you'd be surprised at how affordable these can be. I got this one, with a Lee Gast...
That is a simple question with an incredibly complicated answer. There are important differences between artificial and natural toning, based upon...
Ahhh... my friend, if you want a truly amazing Mercury dime, look no further. NGC MS-67, in an old fatty. [IMG] [IMG]
BNB... you and I disagree pretty much every time you post. green18 and Lehigh are giving you great advice.... please learn before you attempt to...
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