At which point you go shopping again, I suppose.
I was going to say "Welcome to CoinTalk", but I see you've been here longer than I have, so I guess it's "welcome to posting"! :) A box like this...
Hey, the 2017 edition is my latest, too! But I just bought it this month. :)
Yeah, "struck through" is old news, but I wonder if "lasered through" is a possibility (which would of course affect all coins struck by that die...
Thank you for giving me a time unit for describing how fast I pounce on listings like this.
They've been using laser frosting exclusively for at least ten years, haven't they? The rest of your point stands, though. They missed spots when...
Acetone will affect only certain kinds of surface deposits (mostly organic matter, greasy/tarry/plasticky stuff). Most of the white, green, and...
Well, we need to start with a time machine that'll let us go back hundreds of years, since that's how long people have been cleaning US coins. Of...
I'll bet if you put them both on a CoinStar counter the nickel would disappear before the SLQ. At least the nickel looks like money. :rolleyes:
Yeah, I assumed I was just out of touch with the current grammar for "get in on the ground floor" scams, erm, "opportunities". Are they saying...
Link works for me. I won't offend their copyright by copy-pasting the whole thing here, but some key points: "nano-scanning technology that has...
Ouch. And with one of the most impossible-to-miss tells right (not) there in the corner.
It's worth checking back from time to time, because technology does march ever onward. In May 2022, the last time this thread was active, there...
I guess the criteria for bumps on wire edges would almost have to be more relaxed. I was surprised, but then again, I haven't been a shopper for...
What does the scale show for a couple of known good coins?
I'd think that's enough of a rim dent to get Details. I can't say that I've looked at enough worn HR Saints to say anything about the grade,...
But that other 10% is the part I want the most! Probably. (Actually, I'm guessing some of the stories he has to tell might be even more fun than...
Yes, I think "dying" is how the comedians do spell it when it's happening to them.
Watching the activity of certain multi-billionaires over the last few years, I'm thinking there are at least a couple that are up to that challenge.
How have I never heard of this book before?!!?
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