Random tangent, but I wonder what would happen if you stored a coin collection in one of those vacuum bags with a silica to pick up the tiny...
Just remember, another word for "toned" is "corroded." :)
You might be looking at up to $3,000 for a set without variations. But depending on what else you decide is part of the "standard" set of Lincoln...
Nice, I'd keep them both.
TIP 1: You're looking for customer rolls, coins that come in from customers that the bank hasn't searched through, processed, or re-wrapped. It's...
Great, send them on or just post them here if you want. I'm going back through a ton myself, too.
I love the idea, goes great with my post on another forum about a week ago, I'll re-post it here: US to move to only Dimes and Halves? Our...
I've just posted a page to start collecting simple 1982 LMC variety data: http://www.dancingpaper.com/1982/ Suggestions?
Daily fluctuations in humidity or heat can cause condensation. Coins are highly conductive and moisture is therefore more likely to form on their...
Looks like Small Date to me, has all three characteristics: 1) Top of the 7 is at least as high as the 0, 2) the top end of the 9 points to the...
Use mylar or mylar-faced cardboard flips in boxes. You can always ruin your coins with toning later if they are un-toned. But you can't reverse...
I'll stir the pot, how does Verdicare fit in?
Why not adjust the policy to prevent posting within x days of joining, and/or requiring y number of threads read prior?
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Inherited the interest at about 8 years old, and later the coins (father, maternal grandmother, paternal great grandmother). Also from...
Uh, nobody noticed a Lincoln cent obverse with Washington quarter reverse? Looks like a complete fake since one of the two dies is the wrong size...
I'd like to, I've never photographed a coin before though and might spend a few hours testing a setup tonight to test. Can't decide on the milk...
Mostly small cents, but some silver of other denominations starting about 1860. Some where nearly new when they were preserved by my father, other...
Two weeks of trying to fill a Whitman album with Lincoln Memorial Cents will be a great start on learning as quickly as possible. Buy a Red Book,...
Makes sense if you collect coins for as an investment or for business purposes. I totally understand now. This is purely a market demand driven...
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