You guys have no idea how weird it is every time I see my not-so-common surname show up in a thread title. Makes me jump every time.
I have pretty fuzzy memories of my grandfather showing me old coins when I was a small child. But I remember that design grabbing my attention...
And I've been hearing that for a lot longer. Of course, in 2008, we found that housing markets were overvalued. Just as we found out "dot-coms"...
Note to self: make sure all the gold is back in the SDB before any surgery that involves being at home and on painkillers.
For a straight grade? Yes. Is it worth treating the coin to prevent further damage? I think so. I also think it would improve the coin...
You select the kind of metal you think you have, and the analyzer checks whether its resistivity matches that metal. I thought you also needed to...
In sixth grade, I got the science teacher who had us write a report on an ancient civilization as our first assignment. I didn't do well in her...
He was last seen here in March. We may never know.
Take a look at the seller's completed listings. He's running through quite a stream of better- and key-date details coins, with many of them...
And here I thought you were being unforgivably rude to one of our members. ;)
Agree. It's a damaged coin, and can never grade cleanly, but professional conservation and a details slab would very likely pay for itself when...
I don't have the Trade Dollar chops to look at an image of one and tell whether it's legit. But when I see images as poor as these, and when I see...
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Here's a link to a copy for sale. The listing is still in German, but at least it's in modern letters rather than Fraktur....
The problem is that AT and NT can be chemically and physically identical. Everyone has an opinion on what looks natural and what looks artificial....
No wonder, it's been two years since someone planted it.
Beachcomber Coins, Inc. v. Boskett It's enough of an open question to keep lawyers gainfully employed.
This was a completed sale. Believe it or not.
Went to the State Fairgrounds this morning for the big (OK, medium-sized) coin show. This same weekend, the Fairgrounds also hosts a gems and...
I'm pretty sure that the rules are different for pre-orders, and contacting the seller does count. Call and talk to a person. Can you even leave...
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