I've used them for 5 coins: 1 -- A 1967 10 Lirot Israeli Victory Coin. These were distributed in a PVC-laden plastic holder. This coin had far...
Groaty to the max If you ask me next week, I'll probably have a different answer, but this week my favorite is this 4 pence maundy coin from the...
My read is that it was a combination of the things mentioned here, with a couple of others tossed in. In rough chronological order. The Franklin...
Oddly enough, I got back a shooting taler from NGC yesterday: Canton: Bern 1885 Schutzenfest Composition: Silver Diameter: 37mm Design: Edouard...
Why I like this one: -- As far as I know, it's the only hexagonal coin minted by the U.S. -- It's a bronze from 1943, the year of the steel cent....
In early 1980, I sold almost all the "stuff" I had collected as a kid. During the 1989 bubble, I was on the sidelines. I was more concerned...
What I wrote was "brighter," not "bright white." I'll stand by that statement, since attractively toned coins certainly show brighter colors than...
As a collector, I don't see where I have to worry about having an "excuse" to deal with my coins as I please. It's a truism that there's always...
Because not all corrosion/toning is attractive or adds to the coins "character." Here's one shot of a coin I sent to NCS: [IMG]
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