It's because he only collects toned coins, and colorfully toned Peace dollars are dang hard to come by. You just can't find them.
There's tons of 'em. The first coin to have a date on it, in Arabic numbers, was minted in Denmark in 1234. And it wasn't until a few hundred...
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Not pitting, little bumps or raised spots. I call 'em pimples. Rust on a die eats away the metal creating a depression on the die. And a...
If the new law being discussed in this article - Click Here - then I would expect that the bottom would drop right out of the precious metals...
More like trained eyes. Once you know what you are looking at, stuff like that is easy to see for anyone.
Yes, A. Delmonte is the name of the author. He wrote a few books on the coins of the Netherlands and is the standard reference. And no, R1 does...
A spot of toning like that isn't going to enhance the grade any, nor will it hurt the grade. Only thing that matters is if you like the coin or...
It is a 30 stuviers issued under Oswald II Count of Graafschap 1511-46 from the Heerenberg mint - Delmonte #575. This is an R1 coin on a scale of...
DOH ! [IMG] Been talking about the Mint and Proof sets for so long I never even considered it :o :o
If you look closely, you can just barely see a 1 under the 2 in the date. The same thing happened with the Philly coin this year, but it is a...
If it has been used in jewelry, it won't get graded.
Primarily because they start releasing the new coins on Jan. 2nd. Do you have any idea how long it takes to mint several million coins ? Do the...
The humidity definitely plays a part. But there is so much that goes into how a coin tones or doesn't tone, that you'll never be able to dupicate...
I stand corrected, never heard of cloth packs that you could re-charge.
If you already knew it Ben, then why didn't you mention it ? I'm just as confused as you are, and apparently as confused as the mint is, as to...
Toning is any color that is not mint red. All I have to go by is the pics.
Looks like a modern reproduction to me that somebody tossed on the beach. That thing hadn't been there very long before you dound it. The salt...
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Copper is so reactive, and it's been so long since we've had this composition, that we have forgotten how quickly these coins can and will change....
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