https://coinweek.com/education/coin-grading/buy-the-holder-not-the-coin-10-slabs-to-look-for/ this should be of interest, #9. Jim
Watching too much Game of Thrones ?? :) Jim
It is just a ding ( damage) .In the first photo, if you look carefully between the 6 and 7 there is a faint line ( another coin pressing against...
The $20 or so China import on Amazon has the identical case and location of buttons, etc, except the name Garrett and the price $127, that I...
When selling it is toning, when buying it is corrosion.
It is the very obvious Doubled die variety of that date/mint that is rare and valuable.
I am assuming you meant a 1882 O/S morgan , but none of the mint marks that you have in the photos is not a O/S nor a S/O, as the outer curve of...
It was free to the buyer .
The 3 photos of the ED all seem to be the same # and the same size of file?
Needs a photo for best explanation, but in general, most are made for personal reasons and not coin related. Jim
For coins before the advent of single squeeze hubbing, the mintmark was added after the completion of the hubbing as most dies were made in...
The data is increasing that current trend of vaping is worse as far as the lungs are concerned due to the higher ignition temperatures, but of...
From my copy of a 1963 Numismatic Scrapbook magazine. Might answer a lot of questions. Jim [ATTACH]
Gentlemen, and I use that term loosely, your attempts to outdo each in wordslinging are getting close to a line you probably wish to avoid, so...
If you use it, I would recommend the tetrasodium rather than the disodium as the latter has an acidic pH and tends to leave more of a pinkish...
Gianni and all, I think this thread has run its course. Gianni , I think we all realize the history and personal relationship with the coin and...
Looks like Platinum is failing the retest of downward trend.
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