^Krispy, the major source of our disagreement is you assume a person's citizenship or their stances for / against the US government have something...
Krispy, I won't bother verifying the facts you put forward, because they have absolutely nothing to do with the fact he was anti-American. They...
Does "radar" mean the serial number is a palindrome? I'm not a paper guy so I don't know the terminology, but I did notice your serial number is...
Yep, congrats. Did you use ANACS?
ANA's current estimate is that 75% of uncertified 1916-Ds are counterfeit. That is NOT a typo, 75% are FAKE. Don't buy it -- if you do, there is...
Are you going to have it slabbed? My guess is MS 65. Fifty, I agree. The Lincoln cent Whitman folder was my first foray into coins when I was a...
His contributions to music notwithstanding, John Lennon was an anti-American beatnik who deserves NOTHING in the way of "honor." Therefore, I do...
I agree he was one of the greatest presidents; however, I don't believe any real person should be on our currency. It's a tradition of emperors...
I'm jealous. Did you see my thread about bronze disease? Yep. I have an example of this very coin and the bronze disease is apparent on the...
Please check out the link and tell me what you think: http://www.crescentcitycoinclub.org/seminars_and_programs/Bronze%20Disease.pdf
My dad gave me two Civil War era tokens when I was a kid. Although I have been a coin collector for about 25 years, I know nothing about tokens....
Nope. I searched for a '70 S small date for about 20 stinking years, trying to get one from circulation. I finally gave up and bought one that...
I think most of us could say that. I've transferred them all over to higher quality albums like Dansco, but I did the exact same thing as you once.
Yep. Less-than-honest people selling coins often use angles to hide scratches and other defects. Most people want to see a shot of the coin from...
EDIT: I just found my answer, and it appears I'm ewedscray: http://www.ngccoin.com/details/improperly-cleaned-coins.aspx My original post for...
There is a coin dealer in Colorado Springs that has a smaller version of this on display (it's probably about 18" in diameter, by my...
I agree with all of the above; however, if you don't have any experience with dipping CORRECTLY then I'd send it to NCS for conservation.
DAYUM!!!! May I ask how much the price tag hurt?
Do you think a trip to NCS might be in order?
1- Coins tone because of many factors -- air pollution, heat, cigarette smoke in your house, etc. 2- There is no such thing as "an average...
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