Yes. To determine if a coin has true wear or not turn it slowly sideways between your eye and a light source. The high points of the design...
They look unc to me too, though the '64 might have "roll rub". This would be equivalent to wear on a later date coin as it is essentially wear on...
"These factors include, but are not limited to, the effect of new metallic coinage materials on the current suppliers of coinage materials..."...
There's a lot of truth here. A lot of good sets have gone bad and some dates are typically or always bad. It's worse with the mint sets but...
The cents aren't reused and probably not the dollar metal but the nickels and clad are probably still reused to make coins. The nickels are...
Coins didn't just spring into existence in Lydia but evolved. Indeed, the concept of writing circa 3100 BC probably evolved from the tokens...
I'm going to be pretty tough on this one because it's not well centered and I prefer very smooth surfaces rather than the light sort of dimpling...
Don't get in a hurry to sell these. This especially applies to moderns because dealers will almost invariably off very little and then just...
They're supposed to have it but there are also S minted cu/ ni clad coins. The inside of the 40% silver coins have silver in the alloy and...
Drat. I have a couple of these too. I was hoping... I look forward to the next installment.
You're very wrong about one thing; the early dates sure aren't easy to find in the US in any condition at all. I didn't know they were available...
I have a large number of US and world mint and proof sets and can not possibly store them all in my safety deposit boxes. The only solution for...
I'm usually good at this but I'm stimied here. A good approximation of weight might prove crucial. Very heavily polished perhaps?
Exactly! Especially the last paragraph. As a rule it's best to never need to clean a coin but with experience you know not only what the...
You really shouldn't wipe with something that can scratch like paper towles or rough fabric. Anything that you can wipe glasses with should be OK...
You can't see hairlines on a circulated coin. If by some chance you do then just wipe them until they disappear. Rather than wipe I'd suggest...
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