Definitely interesting. I think the best you can hope for by just leaving it to the elements is for the coin to turn dark brown. I'm pretty sure...
The "pocket piece" method is effectively a way to take a cleaned coin and turn it into a slightly lower grade honest coin by carrying it around...
Yep, a little bit off center, but I'm not seeing any die marks in your photos. The greenish areas are corrosion, and there's some damage to the...
Not an error. Judging by the corrosion, I think you have a case of zinc rot. Otherwise, it might be a very large plating blister. See...
I was just going to post this exact thought. Factoring in the holders, I think these were great buys.
Showing luster in photos is largely a matter of lighting. These photos are simply not going to show a cleaning unless it's really bad. Getting...
A buck apiece is probably a decent deal if they're full G-4's. I'd skip the ones that are in rough shape.
I'm curious how you'd conserve the first coin pictured in this thread so it would straight grade MS. I'm seeing a heavily polished and hairlined...
Not sure if I would have said "cleaned" straight away, but the reverse bothers me a bit. The X near IGWT, if it's on the coin, would probably...
Not necessarily. It depends on the date, mint, and condition of the coin. Some are only worth a cent. Your 1943 is only worth a cent if it's in...
I'd be surprised if there were 150 major dealers' web sites that don't suffer one or more of the problems I listed in my earlier post. Care to...
Is this actually true though? IIRC the specialized Red Books don't have very extensive coverage on die varieties.
The whole album or just the gold page?
Make sure to take it out of the holder first. There are some threads on here about coin photography you might find useful, as well.
Yeah, I think I misread a little bit. :) lol
I'd need better pictures to tell for sure, but I'm seeing at least an AU in your future. I can't tell if it's been cleaned or anything, but, if...
My guess is that pre-1834 gold might not be widely available. Specific pattern pieces might also present a problem. Other than that, I'm sure you...
It means you paid more than 190% of spot price for bullion coins/rounds/bars. I had to vote that because my one and only bullion piece right now...
That's an interesting sounding service, but I live and work in a major city and there isn't one within 20 miles of me. Any idea where it is...
PCGS will straight grade a chopped Trade dollar, as long as there's no other damage. There's even a chop marked Trade dollar set registry. ;) I...
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