Sorry, but I never missed, not even once. Not when it came to DMPLs.
And if a coin had toning that severe, it wouldn't be great either. Just like with the rust on that clunker, toning on a coin is a matter of...
When I collected US coins I bought many examples of raw Morgans that I judged to be DMPL. I would then sell them, the buyer almost always...
Yes. That why they call them siege coins. As I said in the beginning it's over-priced. There are several, Goldberg, Steinberg, Teller,...
There are several very possible explanations Amanda. One of those, that you should always keep in the back of your mind, is that it is rather...
8 reales struck at the Potosi mint in 1760. Polished up like that and holed, not much value really. But one heck of a keepsake ;)
Or because it looks to be of a higher grade. Color is chocolate and vanilla - there is no right or wrong.
My grade I'm torn between 64PL and 65PL. I don't like the frost break on the cheek or the obv and rev rim dings. And the rims seem to have a lot...
And when you let it air dry that saturation goes away Thad. Yeah, I know, and then it looks normal. Yeah, I agree, it does do that. But then...
Why make it so complicated ? Just answer the kid's question. No, a mark is not equivalent to a dollar. 5 marks are/were roughly equivalent to a...
Well except for one thing Thad, after the rinse in water you let the coin dry. Then there is no more water to catalyze anything. Ya know, water...
If that coin looks like this in hand - http://www.typecoins.com/store/product?pid=74867 - then no I'd never dip it. If on the hand it looks like...
Larry - if you find it necessary to dip a copper coin in acetone, simply give it a final rinse in distilled water, stand it in edge and allow it...
There have been coins treated with both products that were slabbed and graded by the TPGs, but there have been coins that were rejected for using...
That IS legal advice.
Hadn't heard of that one until now, it looks to be a fairly new network about 3 years old. I wonder who started that one up - anyone know ?
If you ask 100 people to define "modern" coins you'll probably get about 75 different answers. It's really all a matter of perspective. And since...
Jason - the Red Book contains all of the commems ever issued, both old and new. And if your Red Book is out of date you can always use the Mint...
You say he is self-righteous, did you ever stop to consider that perhaps he is buying those coins that way and re-selling them ? Perhaps he really...
Guys there is a simple answer. It is the same basic rule that you should follow with every single coin that you ever buy. ONLY buy coins from...
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