It's not that the price of copper, or any other metal, is going up - it's that the value of the US dollar is going down, down, down. Outside the...
Collectors of British coins may find this interesting - HERE
Hmmmmm - this article kinda provides some food for thought regarding a comment about a certain error specialist I made last week :rolleyes:...
Not a good idea - you're right about the glue ;)
lightside = US coins greyside = Canadian coins darkside = world coins The first place I ever saw the terms used was on the PCGS forum...
To tell ya the truth - I think it's the claim being filed that makes them go look for the items. I think THAT'S why they show up after so long a...
Not a clue :confused:
I think there's been a small mistake made here, perhaps a typo, as I've never heard of the '72 small/large date cent. There are 1960, 1970 & 1982...
Howdy hiimnew - Welcome to the Forum !! A circulated coin is one that shows wear - and an uncirculated coin is one that does not show wear. It...
Howdy Fred - Welcome to the Forum !! It is a design I have seen many times, but I don't collect ancients and know next to nothing about them....
Higher strike pressure.
Don't doubt your comments one bit Nick - but sometimes the packages just don't arrive. I recently made this post on the World Coins Forum -
Ever since man issued the first coin there have been counterfeit coins. The primary reason for this is obvious - money. If you could make your own...
It will have lost some weight yes - but so much that it wouldn't be within tolerance levels. The main thing the weight will do is help confirm the...
I got a bit of info from Coins of the World by Carson, but most of it came from Coins of Medieval Europe by Philip Grierson. I highly recommend...
I know I sound like a broken record regarding this - but for the higher grade XF coins, I recommend AirTites. Yeah, I know they can be expensive -...
OK - took a crash course on the gigliato, also known as the gillat & carlino, last night and today. Here's what I found. The coin design...
Folks the reason the sticky for the contest rules is gone - is because there are no rules. The rules are left up to the person who decides to hold...
Yes, condensation is bad - any moisture is bad. You should not even breathe over top of your coins for the small water vapor droplets in your...
Apparently NOS you do not see what is happening. You are being instructed to obey the Forum rules. Name calling is against them - and that does...
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