You need another glass just to find that thing :rolleyes:
You're gonna have a hard time finding a 10x much bigger than 20mm, don't know that I've ever even seen one. But the Baush & Lomb 5x has a 40mm view.
Looks to me like it has been wiped and will likely be body-bagged.
ebay has people who are members of the Coin Community Watch. When you guys send in reports on suspicious coins - it's the members of the CCW that...
The point is to make money. You can make more on copper than silver or gold - the percentages have been higher at times. But if you really...
Not all museums are so careful with their coins. Some things have changed in recent years, but in years past the Smithsonian used to clean the...
It's been talked about a lot. Just do a search for toning - you'll see.
Oh I dunno, I don't own one and never have. But if you're into varieties and the like, then yeah, you need one.
C'mon now Michael, you're gonna try and tell me that freshly minted coins are coated in machine oil. Yeah, now n then some grease or oil gets on a...
I'd say 64, eagle's breast is a tad weak for 65 IMO.
They've been doing that for about 4 years now.
Guys - with circulation strike coins it usually has nothing to do with the mint. The bottleneck occurs when the distribution center or the...
I get lucky with my guesses now n then ;)
Real world, the Kennedy is about $200 the ASE's $25, maybe $30 on a good day.
It is a European grading term, means fleur de coin or the the flower of the coin. In our terms, MS65 or better.
I had to find a good example of this. Look at these pics, even though the coin is heavily toned, see how you can still see the luster under and...
In a technical sense yes, in a grading sense no. A coin can be purely uncirculated but heavily toned. And if someone takes that coin and...
I'd say ya over-paid by about $100 - $200.
based on the reverse alone, the obv pic is way too small, it looks MS64 to me. Or in your parlance, just a hair under FDC ;)
Pretty sure that's a remnant from a jewelry mount - there are 3 of them if you look close.
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