Thanks for posting. Doesn't appear there was a lot of effort put into the creation of those coins — essentially the same design across every...
This is correct. Don't use acetone on aluminum coins. Based on my experience, pitting is almost certain to occur.
My son has been into coins since he was about 8 years old. Not quite to the extent I am, but he’s 25 now and has other fish to fry at the moment....
No, at most, the seller only shares blame here. Any buyer who would spend a 5-figure sum on such a coin without performing basic due diligence to...
I think you would've gotten better results — with less effort and less risk — using a xylene soak followed by a Verdi-Care application.
The US Mint doesn't use Air-Tites brand capsules. But I think they'll still fit in the Lighthouse capsule pages. Spend some time on JP's Corner...
1) Separate the coins from the packaging. 2) Save the packaging in the event you ever try to sell these coins. (For reasons I've never fully...
When I look at the reverse of that coin, all I can think of is Foghorn Leghorn. But maybe that's just me.
If I didn't need the money, I'd keep both. They're different enough to each warrant a place in a collection. But if only one, then I'd keep the...
More importantly perhaps, why dampen a new collector's enthusiasm? Many of us got our start in this hobby by filling holes in Lincoln cent...
Only you can decide if you've done well, based on your own personal objective. It would be a huge waste of money to get them graded. Most are...
Not to the informed. As for the uninformed, isn't it their responsibility to educate themselves before going to ebay and bidding on coins?
In which case, it's NOT an exact copy. To be clear, counterfeiting is a huge problem in numismatics. The gold bullion coin you cited isn't an...
Sometimes that's true. And other times they're trying to hide something. Occasionally there are coins that are actually much nicer than what the...
Same here. Based on the seller's photos alone, I wouldn't have bid on this coin.
Do you think it came from the mint that way?
What makes it a unique variety?
Yeah, I've been known to yank a few chains myself, sometimes to a fault (my wife has often admonished me: "people don't know when you're kidding,...
I concede, Chris. You win the internet today! But allow me to repeat: My comment was a general one about nicotine contamination, and offered as...
The OP's coin is silver, which is why I didn't mention possible issues with acetone and copper/bronze. Although "frequent" might be overstating...
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