I just happened to see the link to this thread at the bottom of a page, saw Reid's name and figured it would be interesting, at the least. The...
Hey! Every one of my 1970 mint sets has TWO S mint cents! But one of each set has the same missing mint mark!! Oh wait... I *did* find a nice...
The weight and diameter measurements seem to be within tolerance, but I can't find for sure what they are. Where was the thickness measured? Rim,...
I'll take your word for that. I'll also try to give a bit more doubt benefit, but as I've said, I've been doing this for a long time and do not...
Looks like the post was self-removed. Did y'all get your coffee? All I got was some smoke... :whistle:
Not to be picky, but it's "Qo'noS", usually rendered as Kronos in english. I'm also a big ST fan...:kewl:
I wasn't ranting... I also didn't start this thread. Yes I admit I am a new user here, (look to the left, it's not like it's hard to see) but I...
Sure looks like half of a magician's coin to me.
The top of the page says "Coin Chat Please use this section for discussion of numismatic topics that don't fit in other sections." I consider...
I would like to think that I would talk to the person first about what he said rather than just kick him out. My 1st amendment comment was...
No First Amendment rights over there, hmmm?
I would imagine for not following the party line.
I'm sure there are many people looking every day for exactly the same thing.
The perception among non-numismatists (i.e. investors/speculators/hoarders) is that PCGS coins are better, for whatever reason. Perception is a...
I'm pretty sure dude doesn't know what he's doing and is comparing apples and asteroids.
I checked out PCGS a number of years ago but decided that the holier-than-thou my-coins-are-better-than-anything-you-have...
It looks to me like he's saying that spots on gold coins are good. Possibly experienced gold collectors don't mind copper spots - I wouldn't want...
Better to use a clean 100% cotton or lint free cloth. Kleenex is full of little bits of dust and lint that can stick to the coin and cause ugly...
I went to an estate sale in NW Fla 6 or 7 years ago; got a 21 Peace and a bunch of other silver for basically spot. All they knew was silver,...
I've never used that method (I have two decent electronic scales) but I've heard cent fanatics tell people to use the same method for checking...
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