Hey, wouldn't these be given a "details" grade? I mean isn't this "post-Mint damage"?
For you smartypanses who said "MS-63"... [ATTACH] Alright. Here it is:[ATTACH] ...Thanks for all your input, really! But I am still amazed...
Those large diameter 5 oz proof "plato puras" are pretty sweet.
Yeah, so he's a philanthropist!
Yep. And in South Korea, they finally made melting-down coins a crime in 2011, after stories circulated of people turning the country's...
88% copper, 12% zinc (the TPGs call this variety "Bronze"). The Korean Mint switched to a lower copper-ratio halfway through the minting of the...
Yeah, yeah, I know some of you out there don't like "guess the grade" threads, but I'd really like to know what some of you with a little...
If it has solder and is concave in shape like a button, it probably was used as a button.
Yes. I also think that nothing is like the coin actually "in hand". With the coin in-hand you can then adjust the lighting you are using, take...
I have to admit, this is a nice silver cache. Viva Mexico!
...and so are all the rest of the so-called "reality shows". Elements you see MAY be true to life, but if you have half a brain in your head,...
I wonder what the "collection rate" for the 1 cent and 5 cent coins are? In other words, when 100 are issued into the market, how many are...
Joe, Here's a posting by gxseries on these same coins. I added some more information to this post in the form of images of an article about...
Nah. Pre-1959 Korea is not my area of interest, either. I know a little. Like how to date them. But just from gxseries' responses, I think...
Thanks for the video! It really shows how the working dies are punched! Way freakin' cool!
That's where I shop for them...
I believe the Quarter has 120 crenellations (another way to say "reeds") on its edge.
"Airtite" is just a company name, and a good bit of marketing. Nothing more. It doesn't mean that when you put coins in their products that your...
I store my coins in 2X2s for short-term storage, but my more valuable/cherished coins in airtites sandwiched between a US Dollar 2X2, so they can...
Almost a year ago, during the research phase of my article on South Korea's "Hwan Coins," I approached the members of Coin Talk to ask for help...
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