rlm is right - telling whether or not a coin has been dipped in acetone is impossible, as long as it is done correctly and there is no residiue...
There is a small segement of collectors who think that the bullion coins graded as 70's are somehow special and thus worth a great deal more than...
They always have been listed as SP by PCGS. It is how they differentiate the coins from normal business strikes because they are different than...
statequarterguy - To my eyes it looks like somebody already did. Same for your coin hiho. Now somebody is going to ask me why I think that....
Maybe because it's really an AU coin and not Gem BU ?
Yes, the web site is in English - but the book is in French. It's not that hard to teach yourself to read it though. I taught myself to read...
As I have said more times than I can count - many dealers don't know squat about coins.
Sam - whatever the value is now has absolutely no bearing on what the value will be at some point in the future. Many coins have lost 50% of their...
Huh ? You're gonna have to explain to me what you mean by - "they come from the mint SLABBED". No coin has ever come from the mint slabbed or...
No, they absolutely do not lose a lot of weight from wear. In fact very worn coins, even those down in the AG FR range do not lose anywhere near...
Say what you will Thad, but acetone IS known to turn some copper coins all sorts of weird colors. Yeah, I know, you and Dick and anybody else...
Yes, it is Monnaies Francaises by Gadoury. It will contain all French coinage from 1789 to date. And it has information that Krause does not have.
My opinion isn't much different than anybody else's so far. I'd say the coin is correctly graded, I'd say the coin will grade the same if...
The rule of thumb you are looking for is 1%. More than 1% over or under - and there is reason to be suspicious.
You say to-may-to I say to-mah-to ? I don't disagre with your analysis Dick, I guess my point is that it doesn't matter as there are...
This is THE answer. The only thing I would add is that you need both, not just one or the other. And the North book, has 2 volumes.
Fair enough, but there is the intent clause - "with intent to render such bank bill, draft, note, or other evidence of debt unfit to be reissued"...
Kinda late now - do you still wantme to edit it ?
It doesn't add value, not a cent's worth. But I'd like to address the first part of your commnent. Based on what you said, it seems as if you...
That is a half escudo. If genuine value is approx $200.
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