I think some toning is more than a few molecules thick. What do you think would happen to the toning if a toned planchet were struck? Flake-off?...
At times past, and maybe present, things could be rather haphazard at the mint. I can imagine a bin or bag of planchets sitting for months or...
I'm think primarily of silver here, but also of copper. So, is there evidence? If so, how would pre-striking toning be differentiated from...
The coin sold four times at the largest auction house. That means in addition to the catalogers, there were four sellers, four buyers, and lots...
Thanks for the replies. I'm guessing both problems are glitches at NGC. The pictures of the slabs on the Heritage website are quite clear. The...
I was looking at pics of some NGC-certified goloid pattern dollars on the Heritage website and checking cert. nos. Got strange results on a...
Really nice set. Congratulations. Cal
Yup. Only protection was for buyer if they used a credit card. I made only a few purchases there, but was never cheated. As soon as eBay...
I can remember buying on the internet before there was an eBay or even the web. It was done via Usenet (it still exists). Usenet has its own...
My first collector coins were sales tax tokens given to me by my grandfather when I was in my teens. Didn't really start collecting on my own...
Well, they own the coins so they can melt them and use the metal to make hinges if they want. Personally, I'd like think my coins would be a joy...
I'm currently inactive as an ancient collector, but still have my Republicans. However, when I was active, I was appalled at the way some ancient...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Brett, Highly recommend the PCGS grading classes. They're held in conjunction with the Long Beach shows. I've taken two....
Whitman boxes hold newer PCGS slabs so tightly that the last three slots on each end cannot be used. Putting newer PCGS slabs in other slots...
I reviewed plastic slab boxes last year. Link is...
The ANA did have the McDermott/Bebee 1913 liberty-head nickel at the Orlando show. And no, it's not in a slab. You can see it in its raw glory...
[MEDIA] Don't know if it landed heads or tails. Cal
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] This half dime was a less expensive coin bought as an afterthought with a more expensive coin to avoid sales tax. I'm glad to...
Curious to know what these chemicals/elements are. By penetrating, I'm assuming you mean diffusion rather than simply corroding pits in the...
Hey, the ad says they're round, which is confirmed by the pictures. So, the rest must be true. ;) Cal
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