I keep coins I buy for my Birth Year Set to under $15 since it's a "fun" set. Therefore those coins grade in the Fine to Extra Fine range. BUT...
My coin is moving through PCGS quickly. -- Saturday I mailed it. -- Monday it got to California. -- Tuesday PCGS picked it up. -- Wednesday it was...
Things currently appear to move slowly through the US Mail system. Normal items are often pushing a week to get around the country. BUT Tracked...
This is the last variety I need for my Classic Head ½¢ set. It won't straight grade but one this good without the scratches would be pushing $20k....
Test 1 - 5 coins I totally botched the test. No scans before, hence no comparison possible after. NO RESULTS. Test 2 - 5 coins I botched 80% (4...
I've been using the Krause 2011 Standard Catalog of World Coins 1901-2000, 38th Edition to find coins for my birth year set. I know tackling a job...
Many countries used zinc as their coining metal in the WWII era. And zinc is a highly reactive metal, particularly in a moist atmosphere. Lots of...
Nothing special (except to me). An addition to my world birth year set. All I look for is VF or better. With 300+ coins struck worldwide in 1941 I...
Either I didn't write it down OR forgot where I wrote it down. This coin is from the India-Princely State of Kutch. I know it's a 1941 BUT there...
Just the relative coin size image. I've got all the single images done but don't want to make this a long post. All 1941 coins. [IMG]
For my birth year set I'm trying to find sellers that deal in coins of Peru. Specifically I'm after varieties of 1 and 2 centavos coins from 1941....
9 coins (Great Britain business strikes) Total Time - 157 minutes (2.6 hours) Average Time/Coin - 17½ minutes/coin Steps: 1 - Remove coins from...
Once I have the 600 dpi edited images I have the process of putting them together pretty much figured out. I did these 5 coins in about 1½ hrs...
I've got my (there's two that I don't have yet) Australian set completed. Remember, these are my coins and are not pristine examples. All coins...
These are now my coins and I want the 1941 5 Fen for my Birth Year Set. But I can't really translate the characters. Which one is the 1941?...
I have a World Birth Year set. It's an inexpensive "fun" set so most of the coins are circulated. I want to image the set quickly so I intend to...
The first is an 1809 Half Cent, the C-2 variety. This is the next to last one that I need. The last one is the more expensive 1809 Half Cent, the...
A neighbor asked me to ID/value a collection. I can handle US coins. And I have the Krause catalog for 19th century non-US coins. But I have no...
For quite a few years I've been working on a Birth Year set of world coins. It's not a primary set for me: just a fun thing. I'll never complete...
I've been imaging a part of my collection, Capped Bust Half Dimes. I haven't been happy with the results. Part of the problem is taking the...
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