This was the first time I went for PhotoVision Plus with NGC ($8). Pics are comparable to the pics that are part of Gold Shield service from...
Recently sent a raw coin for grading. Today received pictures along with a note stating coin had not yet been graded. This is the first time...
Yikes! That's quite a combo of languages ... all different families. Where are you taking classes? Mike
Great artwork!
Actually, it's coinstrail, not cointrail. You'll get a different response googling for coinstrail versus cointrail. Coinstrail.com gets a...
I need a good source for auction prices for world coins. coinarchives.com has limited data for free but full access is $600/yr … too much for me....
Last time I was there, about 10 years ago, there were coins at exhibits other than inside the room dedicated to the NNC. There was no guidebook...
I think there are a number of reasons turkeys have increased, especially in suburban and urban areas. 1. fairly tolerant of humans 2. no hunting...
Good choice. I've used the B&L double-stack swing-out for decades. Good quality and field of view. Compact. 3 magnifications: use the lenses...
I remember Dad's, Hire's and A&W. Would sometimes get a root beer float back in the days when soda fountains still existed. Been decades since I...
Yeah, I remember the days when chlorinated solvents were readily available. Carbon tet was used in fire extinguishers. Chloroform was in...
THF is not that hard to obtain as it doesn’t have the restrictions of chlorinated hydrocarbons. About $50 per liter in small quantities. It’s the...
Some solvents will dissolve polymethacrylates faster than acetone. Examples are tetrahydrofuran, chloroform, and methylene chloride. As to...
Nice exercise; thanks for starting the thread. There is only one on the list that I collect and already have it. So, I'd pick the most valuable...
Charlie III should develop the hairdo and facial hair of Charlie I or II. I suspect the hairdos of the latter were wigs. Then the double Charlie...
The coin shown below is a 9-pence coin issued in Newark by supporters of Charles I during the English civil war. During the war, various walled...
Of course, it’s the coin that should count most. But remember that some of the old holders predated +/- grades. The only time I got a higher...
My most recent vintage U.S. coins are dated 1956. So, I don’t collect recent Mint issues. I suspect the Mint is a using a pricing algorithm to...
Only time I got an upgrade from PCGS was sending in a PCGS-graded 2 cent that was in a rattler. PCGS quit using these holders before +/- grades...
I believe that @johnmilton has a pair ... of Pan-Pac owls that is. I think he's posted one before ... maybe again. Mike
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