The first one looks like it might be a cast fake due to the surfaces. The second one definitely looks better, but it's not really comparable...
Hard to tell from pictures, but I also think it's an AU58 and market acceptable. It bugs me a little that it has so much of that "circulated...
I agree with this. Somebody will buy it for $3-500 or so, just because it's a 1795. If this were a coin I wanted, I would save up for an honest...
Not really, I do it all the time at shows. :P
Dang it, I totally missed this. Anybody grab pics from the listing by any chance?
Yes, I worry about all those things. :P I'm a worrier. Luckily, no coin I've ever owned has ever suffered damage from storage. Just to keep the...
I like the look of those wooden boxes, but I wish they were solid wood instead of "mahogany finish." :) I'm always a little paranoid about wood...
I like it at XF45 straight based on the new pictures. I think it could benefit from a soak in some VerdiCare though, because it looks like there...
Both the coins so far are exceptional examples. Let's see some more Domitian/Minerva coins!
Pawn shops are legally required to keep records of that stuff. He knows, but he's not telling, and I wouldn't really expect him to. Great coin!...
Great find and cool looking coin. :) There's some interesting toning on that nickel! I like it a lot. Just checked my 13-D T1, and all I...
There are scientists who, in all seriousness and with a straight face, will tell you that the first person to live to be 1000 years old is alive...
I've been lucky enough never to have seen that, except in the case when they're selling multiple, essentially identical coins (e.g. NGC MS-69 ASEs).
Unless it's one of those "desert patina" coins, I would think acetone should be safe for most ancient coins. If you're ever not sure, you can...
Got the tokens today. The packaging was a little interesting, but they arrived in good condition. They're pretty true to the pictures in terms...
Just to add to this, PCGS's survival estimates for this issue are: 500 in all grades, 125 in mint state, and 5 in MS65 or above. The first two...
Ziploc bags are actually not airtight. They are made of "linear low density polyethylene," which is permeable to air and liquids. See...
Where is this list? Is it only sellers of ancients?
FYI: http://coins.ha.com/itm/errors/undated-10c-roosevelt-dime-struck-on-a-nail-ms65-pcgs/a/1231-3496.s
For a Bay Bridge half, since it's not that rare, you can pretty much eliminate #4. I got mine (raw, but I grade it at MS64) for $160, and it's a...
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