I also hope Mark's new job goes well. And as has been said, he as is welcome to post here as he ever was. That's purely up to him.
usc - You ask, what am I missing ? I would answer that what you are missing is the obvious. Did you ever stop to consider that perhaps the coin...
All I can say is, you need to pay closer attention for there are a great many coins that I like ;)
That is the entire point Steve, nobody is ever sure if it is natural or not - with any coin, or medal, or token - because nobody can ever prove if...
Lemme ask you guys a question. Since toning does not sit on top of the metal, but is instead a part of the metal itself, then how can scuff marks...
LOL ! Please tell me you don't have the same last name I do :D
Not true at all. Toning of any color, or combination of colors, is quite often 100% natural toning.
Yes it is possible to remove haze from Proof coins, and it can be done without damaging the coins. The product MS70 does a good job of this, but...
As the adage goes, truth is stranger than fiction. Along the same lines, mother nature can and often does outdo man. But on your side of the...
Coin weights are not uncommon. Years ago many merchants used them to verify the coins they received in payment. Whether that is an actual...
Disagree ? Really ? Are you actually trying to deny that plastic album slides are not known, and very well known, for scratching coins ? Archival...
Gorgeous ! Simply gorgeous ! :thumb:
Yes that is the kind of box and cellophane that the sets originally came in. But the cellophane was also wrapped in tissue paper. The original...
It says right in the Red Book why they were made - because there were no half cents made in 1837 and they drastically needed them. So these were...
You can start with what you find here - http://www.cointalk.com/t14179/ As for books, there are literally hundreds of them. The two I suggest you...
If you know that, then why do you still use ebay ?
Yes, that is one of the theories for the origin of milk spots. But it is only a theory, nobody knows if it is true or not.
Actually I think they will, but they will charge you extra if you do. Yes, they can. The archival quality flips are well known for causing light...
There are lots of them. On a pure numbers basis there are far more than there ever were in years past. But that is due to the huge numbers of...
Based on those pictures none of them are FBL in my opinion.
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