Umm...
Not spark erosion, if it's the same method I'm thinking of. You send a giant pulse of current through a coil surrounding the coin, and it induces...
The little one, nursing underneath?
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Very interesting. Not an experiment I'm going to try to duplicate, though -- anhydrous ammonia is one of those chemicals that gets you the DEA's...
So, for the reverse proof, the header says "Mintage limit: 5,000", but the description says "Only 10,000 of these coins will be minted." Which is...
I'm guessing that since Media Mail is so ripe for abuse, they've wanted to establish an expectation that, no, you won't get away with cheating. I...
Maybe we should start calling it the Blakesley Syndrome. A group of related symptoms, stemming from a common cause...
Sure, if you don't mind breaking the law, and voiding any insurance coverage you might have gotten, and slowing the package down, and maybe having...
What kind of roll? A roll of silver quarters or halves is over half a pound, and I think that's the break-point where you end up paying Priority...
Sure, just the same as knowing what would happen to a certain stock, or a certain set of lottery numbers, or a certain horse in a certain race....
To put on some numbers: Median annual US salary in 1970: just under $10K, or a bit over $800 a month. Fixed price of gold: $35/oz I think that...
The clipping looks like it's from long before anyone was issuing grades like "MS67RD". It's reminding me of the folks who occasionally pop in...
Don't do that! I was sure you'd found a hazardous-waste site...
I guess he did a really good job of "not revealing" why anyone would pay that much for a 1936-P cent. :rolleyes:
I disagree with a couple of your fundamental assumptions, but this isn't going to be the venue to discuss them. For starters, while "progressive"...
I don't see this as a difference in kind, just in degree. I don't work in finance, but I have to imagine that it's a loaner's job to decide...
Proclamation 2714 My Dad enlisted in the Navy when he turned 18, in 1946. He's "officially" a WWII vet. Never saw combat, unlike his brother, but...
Without even messing with luster? Seems pretty farfetched to me. On the other hand, there's certainly plenty of motivation for people to try --...
LOL, how do you judge heavy wear on super-high-relief coins? I mean, rim worn into the lettering around the edges generally means AG or G at best...
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