Also, when using Acetone don't use nailpolish remover or any of the majority of "pure" Acetone which, when you read the label, you will discover...
N.B.: Please don't "tl;dr" this. It's important. Really... It's not the lobbyists or the public (I will concede that the public does prefer...
I've seen it, but never ate there. Frequently stopped at the tiny pizza shop on the north side of Allerton a block or two west of the GHR...
PS: I used to get White Castles where Allerton and BPR met. A block or two W. on Allerton was the world's best Pizza -- 15 cents a BIG slice, real...
Same age here. Had an uncle who lived in the tall "project" building on the corner of GHR and WPR, next to the tall EL (where the IRT met with the...
In other words, before handing the box over to UPS, I should kiss our coins goodbye -- or hope that the steady drumbeat of purchases ceases before...
Two things arrived today. Or, three, depending on how you count them. We got the UPS return label to return the two PMD Silver Reverse Proof Sets...
I read a Coin World article earlier today (Thur), on "Chinese starter kit for fake PCGS holders" (link) Kind of blood-chilling stuff....
PS: WRT the OP's hoard, I'd suggest checking for known varieties/errors for those dates. You never know. (I bought a single roll of halves at the...
Yeah -- the U.S. Mint. Several months ago, we bought a couple of rolls of 2018 JFK halves (P/D). The blurbbage on the Mint's order page said these...
The closest "coin shop" (a jewelry store that says they buy/sell coins) is a bit over a half hour drive to Ludington. The one time I went there...
Not to digress <g>, but for anyone intend on doing this, two suggestions: First, just put a drop of the stuff on the last digit (or two, if you...
I never knew that! I'll have to look at the cases and see how to do it. Probably need to dig out the ol' spudger, I imagine. Any hints on where to...
Oh, great, make a liar out of me! <g> The moment I send my post, I see your comment. The marks on the dollar's field are pretty much naked-eye...
Right; this was never an issue for me - I undersand that it's damage that happens between the strike and the coin's delivery to me (or after, if...
Are you saying that you are 100% certain that this "unique" form of damage will not increase the value of the set? If so, is that based on...
I find the shape of the "2" to be the eezy-peezy way to tell. But what I can not comprehend for the life of me is why I have never found a...
We bought 10 sets when the gate opened. Gave two away as gifts. Then a couple days later, when we saw they were still available, ordered two more...
Damaged
Damage to a dollar received in a 2008 San Francisco Mint Silver Reverse Proof Set (sealed in lens, as-received from US Mint).
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