Surprisingly I would say there are more who prefer them untoned actually.
Fairly common on the Proofs of that period, but they do make for pretty coins ;)
Like they do now ? No. But yes they did sell them, but individually for the most part. And quite often they were made to order. In other words a...
It was true at all mints. Now ask yourself something, you ever in your life seen a file with tooth spacing like that ? Still think it's...
No Hunt, never once. Of course most people were aware or had heard that I am always armed so it was highly unlikely anybody would ever try. And if...
Yes.
For years and years I carried a 1 oz AGE in my pocket. I would take that coin out of my pocket at the least little excuse. And inevitably,...
If they are vinyl you don't want them - period.
Not even close to scarce. Ten years ago there were over 26,000 of them graded AU50 and higher.
You think that bag is going to maintain the vacuum forever ? It won't. For one thing the plastic itself is air permeable over time. Sure it will...
There is no question that the coins were checked for weight. But the point is that during this time period any coins out of tolerance were not...
OK, now let's ask a better question. How many of you could say that OP's coin is a fake - if all you had to go by was just looking at the coin...
As Paul said proper storage is the answer. For him things worked out well without using desiccant. But it is highly recommended that you do use...
Yes, they were. Just open your Red Book and look at the mintage numbers. By 1806 mintages were approaching a million. After that mintages...
It's pretty simple Kevin, if you don't like the toning, and with your coins what you like is the only thing that matters, then don't use albums....
Those are not adjustment marks. All of the various mints of the world stopped adjusting planchets and coins long, long, before 1900. Those marks...
Will, there's something you need to understand - there is a huge difference between "cleaning" a coin, and "harshly cleaning" a coin. There is...
Might be unncessary for you, definitely unnecessary for me. But the simple fact that they are still in business, and that the business is growing,...
Just their rep for high prices on what they sell, Little also has a rep for paying high prices on what they buy. Been that way for as long as I...
Yes, you would. Yes, it is true that Air-Tites will not stop toning. But they most definitely slow it down. They do that by restricting and...
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