Well now that's where collecting world coinage comes into play. The coins have a much greater rarity factor than US coins and are a fraction of...
April, 2005.
Instead of just the seminar, why not try for an internship Greg ?
I'd give it a good soak in distilled water first. Chemicals should be avoided whenever possible.
I'd agree with VF20.
Well contrary to that statement, there are a great many coins that have been graded as unc that were taken from change received in a commercial...
OK Harry, lemme ask you something. How would you define rare ? And can you give me a few examples of what you would consider to be rare coins ?
I paid $200 for that one ;)
Most of the western states are that way and it doesn't bother me one bit. I prefer it that way.
Absolutely, I join year after year. Why ? Well, if you want make an organization better, you first have to be a part of that organization. You...
Hobo you would be very surprised at how often that same thing happens to collectors. Very surprised.
Let me ask a question to help answer your question. If you go to a grocery store and buy food and get change back. Can any of those coins you get...
Based on those new pics I'd say the coin has been lightly corroded and cleaned. The surface is way too rough.
Personally I think the coin is AU. And while the spots on the coin are not really corrosion, they haven't progressed that far, there is or was...
That's the confusing part. It could be two things when you say the upgrade coin. It could mean that you sent the same coin to ICG and they graded...
It is not illegal. But the Post Office has long had a policy of not shipping cash through the mail. If you told the clerk at the Post Office that...
Neither one, camera or scanner, will bring out luster or color if you don't capture the image at the right angle. But if you capture the image at...
Personally I agree with you and that is the advice I have recommended for a very, very long time. Unfortunately, far more folks disagree with us...
Yes bag marks hurt the grade, but they will not drop the grade below MS. MS60 coins basically look like they went thru a meat grinder. As I said,...
Spider - let me make sure I understand you here. Are you saying that the pics in your first post are the same coin or two different coins ? And...
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