Just an update - coin arived and I finally got it imaged. I also managed to attribute it correctly now that I can examine it in hand - Charles V...
I highly recommend the Bocsh & Lomb 5x glass. Quite honestly - it is the recommended power and of good quality - yet affordable. You can find one...
Sorry Jim - I should have been more specific and explained the term. I often forget not everybody is familiar with the terminology :o
REALLY !! - Cool !! - I'm on my way :rolleyes:
Well it's definitley an OMM - but even at 800% I can't tell which. You having the coin in hand are the one with the best chance of determining...
Howdy ernie_in_jax - Welcome to the Forum !! You bring up a problem that many collectors experience. And about the only way around it is to do...
Well - I'd love to buy such a bargain, but they only have one and I want two :rolleyes:
The more advanced you get in this hobby - the more you discover how much there is you want & need to know. You will also soon discover that there...
As I have said previously and have been saying for some time - we are due for a correction. I know of too many examples where collectors sold...
You are of course correct. This is another example of me trusting my memory instead of looking it up. The changeover from Carlos III to Carlos...
$90 for a $10 AGE is a bit TOO GOOD I would think. It makes me wonder if the coins are genuine :confused: For your sake Metalman - I sincerely...
For that price - I would definitely sell.
Some may be surprised by this - but I will agree with that comment. But as with any investement - if you don't really, really, really know what...
That I did - and major undertaking is an understatement. But I had a leg up you will - for I had collected one form of world coinage, columnarios,...
That is market price. Silver coins are only 90% silver - not pure silver. And if sold for their silver content - the cost of melting and refining...
You're more than welcome - enjoy the book and the knowledge it brings you ;)
In my opinion - yes it is much better. Photograde only helps for circulated coins - it doesn't even deal with MS coins. The complete title is -...
You could be right - but then if it was chemicals and the coin was treated while laying down - the chemicals might have just run off the edge and...
Howdy Rn2Kool - Welcome to the Forum !! Can't say for sure without seeing the coin - but it sounds like an ordinary cent that has had the...
Howdy pcrdnadave - Welcome to the Forum !! Sounds like you've got quite a set there if that's all you need to finish ;) Never completed a...
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