Since I've become an active member here I've enjoyed seeing all of the amazing photos of coins. It seems to me that photographing high quality...
I definitely love the way the NGC edge view holders "display" the coins they contain. Especially coins of color such as gold, copper, or darker...
The U.S. Post Office does take claims exceptionally serious. I had a case a year or so back when I was running an eBay store for a LCS (only use...
I see it now. To me it looks like the edge of another coin dinged it. I personally wouldn't call it a "scratch". The pictures are a bit blurry, so...
I'm not sure I'm missing the obvious or it's due to the blurry pictures, but I don't see an obverse scratch? Approximate location (e.g. 11:00 rim,...
I agree. I also enlarged the reverse image and where you are identifying "top of G" and "star" as well as "W Left leg" are all clear to me to be...
Well there isn't a Red Book on letters about hats from Sam Houston. It's one of those things that I do not do seriously enough to be able to give...
Very understandable! It is a very different arena. Like the post above me, with tokens and medals alone you have a lifetime task. I just like to...
That's all perspective. Don't think coins cannot be damaged. Paper does certainly seem frail to me though as well.
I really can relate to desiring the personal aspect of the engraving. Something in addition to coins/tokens, etc I have found that I really enjoy...
If it helps you to feel any better, I also have a vise cent much like this one. I found it as a kid and always thought it was a major error. I...
JFK cauliflower ears
RedRaider, you aren't by any chance a Texas Tech alum. are you? I graduated from Tech myself.
I did not read that. There is one thing that really kills a deal with me; that's putting in disclaimers that add a bunch of variables that "may"...
This link is to a product for $9 and change. It's listed as 30%. http://www.elementalscientific.net/store/scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=1422
This link describes the 3 types of SLQs. That diagnostic can help you narrow the date range down a bit. You don't always need to see the date to...
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I read that article. It goes on to say gold can be poured into ingots. Ingots are poured bars.
Ingots are poured.
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