Yes, Ivy League schools. The students gave verbal consent because they were told that the photographs would be used to check for health problems...
Pretty much agree. Do you think paper catalogs will go away? Cal
I think coin prices at auctions, all on-line (including phone, mail, fax) now, have held up well during the pandemic. And there are likely to be...
Sheldon had other dark sides. He was the inventor of the discredited theory of using physique to predict personality aka constitutional...
If I could just get my DeWalt fixed, I'd have a holed collection too. Cal
The U.S. Mint designed and made coins with holes, like the one pictured in the link below. It's a J-1724 nickel. Some folks collect them. And...
Mostly, jewelry and tableware. Silver was used heavily in photography and radiography for over a century. However, in the first half of the 20th...
Nice coin and nice series. I considered collecting it myself at one point, but for old copper, decided on 2 cents. Why not go for one per date?...
Many of us are old enough to remember when $1 silver certificates were a common type of dollar bill ... as opposed to federal reserve notes, which...
Anyone who has much experience with coin photos realizes that photographic technique, especially lighting, is crucial to coin appearance and...
I doubt banks scan coins for ones older than a certain date to return for destruction. It is probably coins that have physical defects and get...
Just got an email from them. They may reopen April 15. During the closure, they will not accept packages not already enroute nor ship packages....
First, especially if you are a dealer, get private insurance. I'm a collector and I have it. Not only will they pay the full insured value if a...
Pretty much the same for me. However, if coins that I want fall in price as much as my market holdings, then it's game-on again. Otherwise, it's...
Never occurred to me before, but slabs can be sanitized more easily than coins themselves. Yeah, coins can be dipped in 70% isopropanol without...
Sometimes correctly and on time. :) Cal
Looking over the letters, there is no definite statement that the blanks were run through the presses. There is a strong implication though...
Not in Judd either. If one surfaced, it would be a six-figure coin. Cal
Very interesting and thanks. I've never encountered the word "calorize" before. I'll have to work it into a conversation sometime. :) Have any...
Interesting, and I believe you. Are there any articles or documents on it? Cal
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