Hey Lance, if you don't mind me asking, what is the grade on that Morgan??? She's a beauty!!! Sorry, coinsnake...I didn't notice this question...
Nothing different. But I love not having to deal with slabs. I spend too much time polishing scratches out, compensating for coins crooked in...
I am not sure if cuds...or die damage in general...was a particular problem with FEC's but we do know that the Mint struggled with them. Due to...
I think these two Lincolns may have come from the same failing die. Lance. [IMG][IMG]
I like it. My guess would be AU53. Lance.
I'd chase what I really liked, the same stuff, but be a little more discerning and not in such a rush. And I would put less faith in our TPG's. Lance.
With all due respect to our inimitable Mr. Marshall...I think I would use it in the fuse box. Lance.
Before you go out and spend money on lighting read this article by the man who wrote the book on coin photography (Mark Goodman)....
I think the only way you could do this with photobucket is by editing the image on their website. That way it will retain the same filename. Lance.
Yes, except that the desirable "no-D strong" was an abrupt result, rather than a gradual one. That obverse die was pulled due to damage, and the...
Twenty obverse and twenty-seven reverse. Mint records only show how many dies were made, not used. Maybe not all were used to produce 7+ million...
For much of the 20th century Philadelphia shipped dies to Denver and SF unhardened. The reasoning behind this, according to QDB (A guide Book of...
You want a dark room and lighting high, nearly directly over the coin. I get best results with halogen. Don't mix lighting types. It takes a lot...
To be honest I am not really sure what the law is. But when wikipedia wanted to use some of my images I had to complete some paperwork, asserting...
You didn't share your strange idea. What is it? As for what might help our hobby I'd settle for authorities going after counterfeiters and...
Except, of course, for those privileged few who are members of the eBay Community Watch program (now called Enhanced Member Reporting). These...
That should be, "there're those who correct people". This is pretty silly. The only person amused by correcting another's grammar or spelling is...
Likely just melt, unless they are in very exceptional shape. 1943 steel cents were hoarded in outrageous numbers. No special value. Hang onto it...
The TPG's saw value in slabbing problem coins because they could be certified/guaranteed as genuine and their problems could be documented. I...
Looks like many of his auctions have been shut down suddenly. On both of his accounts. I wonder how many product types on ebay are commonly...
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