ok you can see the before. The coin arrived and had a "waxy" coating, that was removed with repeated dips in hot demineralized water and blotting....
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My fathersday gift to myself (already posted but this a good excuse to show it off again hehe) [ATTACH][ATTACH]
While there have been several new additions I have not bothered to post, I picked this one off the bay shortly after it was posted yesterday....
I like it :D
Very very cool. almost bought one of these myself this month. Lot of them on the bay at the moment.
I would say ef-au very nice nickel. I only say EF as there seems to be some wear on the hair though that maybe from a light strike which I believe...
Very very nice and I agree with lostdutchman, I don't think I've ever seen gold that brightly toned. Nice pickup :D
Arrived today, I doubt I can get a better pic then the ones already posted. The coin does have that nice golden toning as the pic above shows....
I'm working on putting together the best LC set I can in the 20-25 range (the $20 lc set lol) I usualy pick up 1-2 a month but it's gotten tougher...
Ok who wound up Redwin this time :D
not bad, just don't be afraid to shop around, I've found some fantastic buys in large cents in the $20 range. There seem to be a lot of them...
45 I would give vf, not so sure of the 48 with the nick and scratch on the obverse. I think you could do better for the price on both.
Really wasn't that bad, Apmex has them for around $205 raw but I got a little lucky and got this pup for $200 off the bay, with melt at $153 and...
It has been said but Definitely a vise job
Biggest part is collect what you LIKE... Invest in silver eagles and even silver proofs but collect a coin series you really like. even a penny...
Not sure of the books as they are not something I have dug into yet but I know we have a few with great condor collections here. I'm sure one of...
Ok sick of ties and cologne and homemade doodads (not that I don't love every one of them even the hot pink and neon green zigzag tie) but I...
Just a side note, I have bought about 8-9 coins from this seller and have been very happy with what I received previously. In the end it will fit...
Silver is an investment and rounds or bars seldom have added value over melt. (there are exceptions) Coins are a collectable and as collectables...
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