Oh, but @SensibleSal66, I'm still hoping to find the treasure left by the Swedes & Norwegians who came to Minnesota in the 14th C. via Hudson...
LOL, just now my wife, suffering from bronchitis was looking for something to watch and happened upon “Oak Island.” It was fun to watch the...
Hey CT friends and metal detectors, including @paddyman98, 25 years ago I had a cheap detector, found a few coins and odds & ends; I did help a...
REALLY glad to see you back, Rob. Just take 'er slowly and don't overdo it. This CT and our hobby is a marathon, not a sprint. Steve
@buckeye73, thanks for your post. I agree wholeheartedly with your assessment. And life is too short not to get a mulligan. Steve
@Marshall, I noticed in your avatar you're a "Junior Member." Also, you've been on CT for about 12 years. After reading post # 54, and by the...
I had something like that earlier this year. In a lot of 13 foreign coins was a counterfeit 4 reales. The auction house offered to reimburse...
I didn't see any remarks that I'd consider snide. Was it @mpcusa's comment? Steve
And thank you, @expat, for the Numista idea. For some reason it never occurred to me. Two heads are always better than one :joyful: . That's...
Well, that's certainly interesting. I'm not an expert on varieties at all. A 50 øre 1928/7 isn't listed in what I thought was the most complete...
I should probably amend my characterization of the "1" grade from Norway: Here is what some online information gives (and in bold in parentheses...
I don’t think it is EF. In Norway it would grade “1” which is about a VG in our system. To get a reference, you could go to Skanfil.no or...
@4LuvOr$$, well, I was a bit bored this morning. A smoky haze and high heat and humidity made me want to stay inside instead of being out in the...
@dwhiz, I love the way you photographed the SBA. Mind if I ask what program you use to do that? Steve
Thanks, but I wouldn’t advertise a coin as “battle dug” unless I was very confident it was. Steve
Thank you, @harley bissell. I’m going to try several methods on small lots, including your WD-40 method. Apparently I have nothing to lose with...
Thank you for responding. How would you recommend doing this, as of the hundreds in the lot, some have very minimal spotting. Steve
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I recently purchased an auction lot of albums from Norway. The majority of the albums were in fairly good shape,...
Perhaps @cpm9ball might know of something. He has a lot of beautiful medals and must have a way of storing them. Steve
Raised blobs could be evidence of die breaks or cuds, depending on where they are located. But in the case of this "coin" it is likely further...
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