So - being in a slab means "no problem"??? Is this from the same mbt that has started threads on TPG's problems and issues? Aren't you the same...
Don't be discouraged. It takes lots and lots of practice, but it can be accomplished. I mean both - grading and picture taking. Just get some...
I do not do any roll searching and what I do is fill a slot from pocket change. Then when i find a nicer one I will upgrade what is in the book....
I agree. Now my real question is - what is the grade of the dirt? I assume it is no longer mint state. :)
MS70, baking or heating coins. Lots of methods - get penny whimsy it talks some about copper. Dellars Darkener is another. You can also search on...
The streets will not be flooded - until people let them go. A lot of people are hoarding them in my opinion. My local dealer even has problem...
Sure you do - http://www.cointalk.com/t61658/. Granted this rarer and has fewer problems, but it is still a problem coin.
Nah - just Doug since it did the poll did not go any higher.:) And believe it or not back in the late 90's there was a 90 year old security...
Yep-yep-yep. Nice coin. I have a S-76B also - at least I think, I might validate the attribution later on.
Type of toning is per each collectors taste. Some like dark toning and some like wild rainbow type toning - I am somewhere in between, the more...
Well I personally don't think using acetone makes you a coin doctor. What few collectors and dealers I know have and do use acetone. I have no...
Very cool indeed. That is one nice coin.
Nice pictures! I don't use anything fancy and maybe I will sometimes in the future.
While not always easy I use heritage to determine what a graded coin goes for at auctions. As long as a dealer is new those prices I find it...
Good question - don't have a clue. Maybe they could not get the total numbers from NGS for whatever reason. I have never really checked those on...
Nice finds - I got a rough 1943 P war nickel in my Micky-D's change on Thursday. First war nickel in I do not know how many years.
Congrats thats great news.
Well here is a thread that shows who has not seen any 2009 coinage. I have found cents only and I do not recall when I first saw them.
Well - I can't answer your question for lincolns. But some of the shield nickel and liberty sets with key or semi-key dates seem to draw...
OH NO - I feel an infraction coming on. :) I just noticed the poll does not go out far enough for doug to vote. :) Just kidding and I think you...
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