Trying to describe the differences between satin and matte with words is like to describe the difference between blue and green with words -...
It doesn't matter whether you buy on-line or in person, the philosophy of buy the coin not the slab still applies. There is however a different...
Howdy Jim - Welcome to the Forum ! All Peace dollars have what is usually described as a satin finish. The only differences with what you are...
The reason your post was edited was because you copy/pasted the image of the pop table directly from the Heritage web site. You even included the...
And all of them dated 1915 are restrikes. The very same coin dated 1915 is still being minted today by the Austrian mint.
To fnd out more about chop marked coins try the links you find here - http://www.cointalk.com/t16428/ Personally, I never cared for them. I...
Many coin shops keep their doors locked, even during business hours. So don't let a locked door put you off. It's just for security reasons. Knock...
Ditto on eveything you said Larry ;)
Winged - I'd buy it in a New York second ;)
An essai is the French equivalent of a Pattern coin. And a centime is like a US cent of course. I'm kind of surprised that it does not have a date...
It's not a question of the absence of tin. The alloy most deffinitely changed from '44-'46. The point I was making was that the metal used to...
I can't swear to what the criteria are today, but as it is with all other special designations, NGC always had the tougher criteria. It used to be...
Even though you feel it is time to sell your collection that doesn't mean that you have to give up on coins. You can still study coins even though...
It is worth noting that there have been some studies done that conclude that there never were any "shell case" cents actually minted. Yes, the...
If you understand how the sonic sealing method works then it is easy to tell if a slab has been tampered with. What happens is that sound waves...
I have to disagree with the others, I think it was harshly cleaned. Value would be approx 20-50% of what a problem free example would be.
And it's not just the colors - everything changes ! Make sure you remember that when buying coins based on pictures ;)
Posting in the Auction Forum is pretty simple. Just click on the button that says Post New Thread in the upper left corner. Give your thread a...
What you need to do is get a real camera. Then you practice. Trying to take pictures of coins teaches you a thousand times as much as you can...
As I said, pop reports can be misleading. So can mintage numbers. If you want to know what's really going on with coins you have to read the...
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