Even if there are no special varieties such as small dates , RPM's , DDO's or DDR's, you might also consider the grade or condition. If the coins...
more research: Quadrum holders are safe for coins: Square coin capsules made of high-quality, scratch-resistant plastic. Both capsules and black...
No personal experience with those specific products. From reading on these CT forums , Lighthouse seems to be well respected. It sounded like you...
Those square airtights at the Lighthouse website look like they would accommodated the various sizes you need. It also appears the the album pages...
Beautiful collection. My favorite is the 1892 Swiss Zurich Fest MS 63.
I would like to own a controversial coin , so it would have to be either: 1.) 1849 Twenty-Five Dollars California Gold (minted by Templeton...
Thanks to all who have responded ! LTB - I think your are right on about the wear on the high spots of the Obverse. I really did not even see...
Would this single common date coin grade as a solid Red or would it fall into the Red Brown grade ? Next what would it grade ?
If you do some searching here on Coin Talk , you will find some posts or threads that give some useful info on scanning coins. Although a lot of...
Macros with Smart Phone I just got my new LG G2X phone that is supposed to be able to shoot 1080p HD video , so I dug a little deeper into the...
Very nice 1931-D ! Besides the wood grain there is some purple/blue toning going on also.
You know I was thinking of going back to 1909 myself. Then I started thinking , I only have 8 hours and 5 pounds of gold. Maybe I could go to...
Thanks Duke - that is more like it !
Hey RLM's Nice pick ups. With the grain being relatively light on those coins , is there a way to make/allow them to tone further so that you...
If all you have access to is the scanner , you could turn the coin 1/4 turn and take a scan and repeat. Since the scanner lights are fixed , this...
If you were given a 5 pound bar of pure gold and were allowed ONE leap back to 1 specific place and date in time to spend 8 hours there. Then you...
That statement makes me think of my time travel fantasy: (I am going to start a new thread entitled "Time Travel Fantasy".
Since I have stopped selling Lincoln Wheat Cents online and have focused on collecting as many pre-1940 Gem BU as are affordable , I have noticed...
A couple of folks have stated in this thread that demand or industrial demand for silver has diminished over the past decade or so. Which...
So as one of "MY" rules , when making "on line purchases" , no die crack = no buy.
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