I always wondered why more coins are cleaned when you're trying to sell them and few are cleaned when you are buying them.
I will give a description of 10 coins from the roll I've already broken. This is not a sample, but every coin left in this roll. 1. E...
I am not usually too interested in the modern coinage, but I do like to pick up my spending money in the new dollars and put them in circulation...
Perhaps you could suggest the best way to remove harmful surface dirt without damaging the surfaces then. That is the goal. Just to protect the...
Agreed with the 14 designation. The differences in the position of LIBERTY in relation to the waives of hair is an easy call. It's as obvious as...
I wish there were a quick way to make a distinction between 'Cleaning' a coin using a rose thorn or goat hair jewelers brush or chemically inert...
I'm sorry to have kept this thread alive. It was current and I was unaware of it's history when I responded.
This was definitely the Lawyer. He even has a reputation for playing fast and loose with his clients estates. Anyway, he managed to take a 2M...
My faith in the honesty of Estate Lawyers is similar to my faith that Obama and his 140 million thieves won't keep spending my money. My...
I would not automatically assume that any coin which is not what is advertised is the result of a shady seller. Many times they think what they...
Thanks for the suggestion. The frustrating thing is that I have all that I need at hand, but I did just get the camera manual. Unfortunately, that...
No matter why you get it authenticated and make newer better photos, it will be worth it. Either you find it's not real and protect your integrity...
And I thought I got a bargain when I purchased 3 sets (11 coins/set) at $10 a set. I know it's below silver content, but I didn't realize how much...
I'll step in it big time. As a fifty something who grew up before OCD was widely diagnosed. I'm sure i had it and coin collecting helped keep me...
Thanks. If I can't figure out my camera, I need to find a good coin photographer. Seeing is so much better than a description alone.
This is just a request from anyone, especially EACers to let me know if any new obverses have been discovered from 1802 Large cents since the 14...
He must have had better access to information than I did as a child. When I started collecting in the mid sixties, I could find the very...
You are correct about lacking a manual. Unfortunately, the Macro on this camera is also an auto feature which prohibits me from actually focusing...
I have just begun trying to photograph my coins and have run into a problem. I know what I want to do photographically from my old days using a...
I like slabbed coins for grading and CONFIRMATION of what I see. Others are more trusting of a third party graded coin and I cannot disagree with...
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