I used to collect Spanish colonial coins, they were among the most commonly used coins here before, and for 50 years after, the US became a...
Yes, even if they are in Air-Tites, slabs, or any other kind of coin holder. None of them are airtight, not one, and the gasses put off by the...
The mint never put any coins into rolls - ever.
Glad you said it first, saved me the trouble ;)
He doesn't until he opens it up and looks. There's a couple of things when you talk about rolls of Morgans. First of all, how do you define the...
Even if you see it in a half dozen different magazines or price guides - that does not mean that the values are accurate. There are exceptions...
Personally I'd pass, based on the pics looks like has some issues in the right hand obv field.
It could be something as simple as that he has no idea if it is legal or not, he might not even suspect he is doing anything wrong. It also could...
I checked a few at random, this is what it says - The following excerpt is published courtesy of DLRC Press and its author, David & John...
Yeah, kinda, but they are hard to describe with words. But easy to see when you look at them, in person, in pictures not so much. Pictures can be...
Trey - I can guarantee you that at least some of those books found at that link are still under copyright protection and as such it would be...
Boy you must really like that ice cream :D
Just because a dealer is established, even well established, that doesn't mean that he is a trusted and respected dealer.
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And just like anything, there's a right way to do things and a lot of wrong ways to do things. That applies to using acetone too. Try reading here...
There are only 2 things I would recommend trying - distilled water or xylene. Use anything else and you stand a very good chance, and with most...
The comments regarding certain colors being normal or commonly found on coins, while true in general, do not mean that other colors cannot or are...
Too tough to call. Given what it is the TPG would tend towards leniency - have to see it in hand.
Let me ask a question, and I'm not knocking your coin Larry. If you were looking to buy an Ike and you had 2 Ikes side by side and they were...
They can be. It would truly be the rare exception for a collector to not have or have had at least 1 and usually several fakes and/or altered...
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