Like I said mark, timing is everything. Had I kept both collections and sold them today I would have at least quadrupled my money. Hindsight's...
OK, if you say so. But regardless of what the lining is unless you have something there to restrict the movement of the coins against that padding...
Chris I understand your point, but I strongly disagree with it. I think most others do too. But as suggested, enough - on with the thread.
You sure about that ? Or do you get to see the coins they want you to see ? Many of the coins in those collections ended up having very...
I have sold two entire collections in my lifetime, one US and one world. The best I did on either was to get back 50% of what I paid. That...
I don't know what your using for materials but they can have, will have, a great affect on your coins. Woods, glues, and lining material are all...
Amen !
Lemme ask you a question Chris, say you sold some coins. At the end of the year you have to claim those sales on your tax return. Do you claim...
I think taking good pics of cameo coins is one the hardest things there is to do. There is a technique for doing it, it involves shooting the pic...
I can't really see it well enough to count the steps but I guessed 5. But the roughness at the bottom of the obv and top and bottom of the rev...
Patina is nothing but a fancy word for toning. It is also sometimes referred to as "original skin" or "skin". And the meaning of the word depends...
Without seeing the coin I have no idea how to explain it. But knowing what I know, I know they cannot be die polish lines. As I have said, there...
I would say that somewhat has at the least wiped the fields with a cloth. So yes, harshly cleaned.
Well you tell me, this is what Morgans an Peace dollars have done this year - [IMG]
I would say AT. Am I postive? no, but I'd bet on it.
Is that date a typo or what ?
Just my thoughts, but I think what he meant when he said that is that he has seen it happen - not that he had done it or caused it himself. He did...
I've been driving all day, and will be for the next 2 days. So, sorry I missed it. I've got another one ready to go but it will be Monday before I...
Cameo is determined by the amount of frost on the coin's devices and nothing else. It has nothing to do with the color, or the grade for that...
Of course. My comments were all presuming a natural reaction, not dipping the coin. Any color can be changed if the coin is dipped, that goes...
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