Look at the double eagle closely, see the traces of black in some of the protected areas and around the stars - that is gunk that was not removed...
Very little, maybe 5% - 8%.
Here's a little better pic of the same coin ;) [IMG] There are 11 of the cents still unaccounted for. One has been slabbed by ICG, I know of...
Possibly a strike thru - can't see it well enough to say.
Bone you are reading something into that comment that isn't there. Now before I go any further, I want to make sure that you understand that I am...
VLDS stands for - Very Late Die Stage - in other words, struck with worn out dies.
No, get some shallow glass bowls. Put a 1/2 inch of the pure acetone in the bottom of one. Place the coin in it and let sit there for 30 minutes....
Of all the dealers here, in a city of 1.5 million, I do not know of any who sell them. Nor do know of any who would buy one for anything but...
Take a look at the '79 case and compare it to the cases for '80 & '81 - there is one major difference. The cases used on the '79 set had been made...
You didn't upset me in the least Bone. And I have no doubt that they wish for their customers to keep coming back. But your previous comment...
You are more than welcome ;)
Yes, pure acetone will remove it. There will however be a stripe (for lack of a better word) where the tape was on the coin forever. Very,...
By the way Bone, the above statement is not true.
Bone there are some things that must be taken into account when reading that letter. Firstly, what David Hall says in that letter is true. But if...
At all of the shows I have ever attened I can't recall a single dealer who would refuse a personal check. Many will refuse a credit card because...
Ahhhh - I stand corrected, good call Christian. Should have known better than to doubt you ;)
Perhaps gx, but my intent is honesty which is not necessarily what people want to hear. Having sold 2 entire collections in recent years I do have...
No, not really. But if you listened to many people who make these claims, the TPG's change their standards several times a year. Personally I...
Something you should note, the mintage of the coins in these sets is not 50,000 - the mintage is the same it is for the regular, individual Proof...
It's basically worth bullion value.
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