If the coin is in a capsule, why do you need the case?
You probably know this, but for anyone who doesn't the nickname of the 3-cent silver piece was "fish scales" because of their small size and how...
My local dealer gets almost everything from collectors who bring stuff in to his store.
Nice find! Where do you buy your bags?
The proof set cases (the mint calls them lenses) used to be fastened together much more tightly than they are now. I'm not sure if they used to...
Can you post some pictures of coins you took with it? I looked it up. It doesn't have a big zoom (only 3X) but it has a macro mode that...
It must be able to focus very close, then. My lenses can't get closer than about 18" and at that distance the images are too small without...
I know many recent threads have been devoted to coin photography, but I'd like to focus specifically on the camera. I have some very expensive...
I did buy the Dolley coins (one each unc and proof). I was wondering how long the mint would sell them.
I wish they had made them as silver dollars. That would take away all the frenzy, speculation, and ultimately disappointment that have afflicted...
That's the key. (No pun intended). The later issues may turn out to be quite rare. At this point, the original 3 issues were good buys. Their...
It depends on why you buy coins in the first place. Assuming that it's because you want to keep them, then I advise staying in it for the long...
Why do we say that something we leave lying around "collects" dust? I'm both a collector (I have specific goals like Lincoln cents and proof...
You guys are brutal. You find these interesting auctions, but by the time I go to look at them to share in the fun, they're gone.
Do they smoke them or inject them? :)
I agree, but I have one concern. The mint is very close to selling out the 3-piece set. If you return it, it's possible they won't have any left...
Who makes platinum coins that are 3 inches in diameter and 1/2 inch thick?
How do you know that's a coin? It looks like a cookie.
Jack, can you explain exactly how you got this picture without an adapter to the microscope?
This is an interesting article about someone's attempt to create a fake 1909-S VDB by gluing the obverse half of a 1909-S cent to the reverse half...
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