I use Hugh Wood policy through the ANA that covers shipping, as well as coins in my possession and while in transit to shipping. Haven't had a...
It is a "common" coin insofar as there are regularly coins for sale, so there's no need to pull the trigger right away. Take your time, look at a...
I always use two lights because of the evenness of lighting you get. Especially for the reverse of your coin, be careful to position the lights...
Not sure why that's not working. Pointing the camera straight down wreaks havoc on the auto-rotation (it's a "divide by zero" position), but if...
Harsh and/or abrasive cleaning is a bad thing.
Cleaned in general doesn't mean "not filthy." Removing surface dirt and grime in such a manner as the surface metal oxides are not disturbed...
[ATTACH] My first 2015 coin in change. Received yesterday. Apologies for the crappy picture. The usual setup is not available.
At least he started with a cleaned AU and not a decent coin.
If you want a VAM number put on a TPG holder without having to pay for grading all over again, you might want to check out my service...
This thing all things devours: Birds, beasts, trees, flowers; Gnaws iron, bites steel; Grinds hard stones to meal; Slays king, ruins town, And...
It's hard enough to tell a PR65 from a PR66 with good pictures. I'm not crazy about the apparent lack of color (is it white with hazy blotches?),...
If you're concerned about maintaining the integrity of the paper wrapper, you can probably gently uncrimp one end and slide the coins out. When...
My tip for buying a complete set is to not try to buy a complete set. The opportunity to do so where every coin is a problem-free BU is rare....
63. Too many marks for a 64.
63. Great luster, face has marks on it, but the obverse fields are too clean and attractive for 61-62.
Back in the days of film and darkrooms, you could recover silver from spent photographic fixer by precipitating it out using powdered zinc. You...
That might not be the case. PCGS is currently running a 5 for the price of 4 Lincoln cent submission. If you have 4 others, it might be worth it....
Environmental damage/staining.
There are dealers that set up at shows that won't sell to someone from Minnesota if they're paying by a check with a Minnesota address or...
I use these for my attribution service -- mostly the silver dollar size. The way they are made, there is a very small lip on the surfaces of the...
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