Some of your pics do make the coin look polished, but I don't think it is. I think it's just your pics, lighting. That said, even at $35 I think...
That's a good question. You won't find a definitive answer, at least not one that I know of. More than a few experts have argued over that point...
Not true, if all you wish to do is prevent toning, then use Intercept Shield coin holders.
He did not specify - he just provided the tonnage. But think about it - a quarter is only about 1 square inch - so does it matter ?
Been meaning to post this for 2 days now - according to Greg Ewing, an Assistant Director in Manufacturing, the force used to produce a...
Basically because they don't know any better. The hucksters on TV sell these things by the trainload.
NGC does claim to have a holder that is airtight now, it's been out for about a year or so if memory serves. But plastic is a permeable substance...
I do believe there is a man in prison who claims to have made that coin. Not everyone believes his story. To the best of my knowledge, the jury is...
Hmmmm - you ever seen him shoot ! :vanish:
OK, wait a minute - think about what you are saying. You are using the logic that because the damage is in roughly the same place on the coins...
They always are - with any coin. It's just all the other stuff that get's talked about.
If you don't mind the same basic info being on-line - you can get it FREE - Right Here
To be honest, I've never bothered to look.
By definition, it has to happen before or during the striking process ( and that includes the edge lettering ) for it to be a mint error. If...
Not at all, I'm not even making a guess. I'm just trying to point out that because of all the new folks buying stuff from the mint that a false...
Just for the heck of it I looked up realized prices on Heritage for an 1880-O MS62. I am only relaying prices realized since Feb. 17 thru Mar. 18...
They always have been Ruben, most people just don't realize it. All mintage numbers ever do is give you a starting point for comparison purposes....
Well, I've never sent one in. But other than proper packaging - absolutely nothing.
coinage86 - It was never a debate or an argument, at least not on my part. I can only speak for myself but the point I was trying to make was...
Mike, just an FYI - they now attribute up to Reverse Type VI.
Separate names with a comma.