1932 quarters were not sold in mint set cards from the mint. If it was put into one, it was done by someone outside the mint. The first mint set...
Yes, I was concerned that the second piece had been cleaned (polished a bit) when I first saw it. That's too bad, and I know how frustrating that...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] That's right. The total business strike mintage for the 1880 gold dollar was 1,600 pieces plus 36 Proofs. This has long made...
When I starting collecting in the 1960s and started buying coins from dealers circa 1964, "white silver" was pretty much the norm. People expected...
If you want to be a troll, be my guest. I will just ignore you in the future. Notice that I said opinion.
Hype? I am not selling this coin. I have an opinion; you have yours. Both of us are entitled. What I am trying to do educate collectors. I can...
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You are dealing with the early 19th century when coins were struck with presses powered by humans with often less than perfect dies. These coins...
Here are two examples. This 1876 Twenty Cent Piece is 100% orignal. It has never been dipped or cleaned. PCGS graded it MS-65. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
AU-58. I see rub on the knee and possible diminishment of the luster.
There is a difference between dipped and cleaned. Dipped refers to dipping most often a silver coin in a weak acid solution to remove tarnish....
Unfortunately the type of toning that you have on your nickel is corrosion. When copper-nickel coins go bad they often turn black or brown. They...
Here is an AU-58. You can dump on it if you like. The coin has luster under the 100% original surfaces which have 200+ years of toning. [ATTACH]...
In the old days, the grading services used to try to manipulate the coin market with their grades. When the market was strong, they loosened their...
I have a slight disagreement. Planchet marks do count if you are looking to get a grade of MS-65 or above. This is especially true for the coins...
Gold does not oxidize, but seawarter is like fine sandpaper. The stuff takes off an even layer of metal from the surface of the coin. The result...
Not really. That is mostly a bit of sulfur from the paper coin envelope that toned highest portions of the design.
I often toss the tags that come with my American coins. They mostly have limited information like the date, mint mark, if any, and a grade. Some...
Here's the representaive cob that is in my "what circulated in America before the Revolution" collection. The best thing about this coin is that...
I would not put a lot of stock in the fact that NGC has only graded four of them. That only means that they have had four genuine pieces sent to...
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