You'll want to inspect the reverse of the coin, especially the tail feathers of the bird. That will tell you if you have the specimen strike....
I can't tell from the picture what's going on. It looks to me like the lettering on the left side of the obverse is cut off, and the rim looks...
Glad to see you back. I have several hobbies, and it's easy to lose the passion every once in awhile. Different things happen in life and lead...
Please don't protect the stupid. You're interfering with natural selection.
What state?
To me, damage is any condition of the coin outside of plain old wear. As a partial list: Dents/nicks, rim bumps, scratches, cleaning, indentations...
This is really one of the more subjective areas in modern numismatics. I recently paid many hundreds of times "normal" value for a toned...
People tend to go nuts at an auction. My first (and only) live auction was at DuMochelles gallery in Detroit. I went early, surveyed the...
"Conservation" is just cleaning done by experts. While some coins can benefit from judicious cleaning/conservation, I don't see anything wrong...
I was thinking die issues as well. The biggest problem, though, is that this coin is starting to develop goop. Is it stored in a PVC holder? I...
I kinda like the "scans." Makes all the nickels look prooflike :-)
Very, very nice coins there.
I recommend keeping your 2x2s in a sealed container (size dependent on how many you have), and placing a dessicant (silica gel is one option)...
Really? So you don't want your customers to be able to pick up hairlines indicative of a light whiz? Or to see the copper oxidation that is just...
Nice find. Maybe a VG. Reverse looks like it may have some environmental damage, but could just be the photo.
I like it for an 8, and the price was fair.
Get a bunch of coins slabbed, and they'll arrive packaged in one. Other than that, I have no idea. I do know that I can buy PCGS boxes for a...
You'll probably only get 80% of spot. It's sterling, so it's only .925 to begin with. Then, figure you find a decent dealer who will buy sterling...
I've seen it in the news. A novel idea, but I'm guessing the premiums they charge are exorbitant.
At my post office, they have an automated stamp-dispensing machine. If you buy a book of stamps, for instance, and put in a $20, you'll get a...
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