Doug, I see only one impression of the denticles into the coin, interrupted by the depression left by the partially sheared edge. The denticles...
I frequently buy above Grey Sheet, for the right coins. When folks finally decide to “load up” because the momentum is to the upside, they’ll...
No. The Pointe Orlando is 1/4 mile further up the road, but I find that walk rewards me both with substantial savings and the needed exercise.
I’ll be staying at the Rosen Pointe Orlando just up the street, and while the guys I’m traveling with are doubtless already including me in group...
Sorry about the typo . . . Table 927.
Happy Thanksgiving, and thank you for introducing new people (youngsters are even better) to our hobby.
Isn't that the truth! No matter how I try, I can never seem to bring out as much luster in photos as the coins deliver in person.
Incomplete punch of the planchet. Very neat piece Larry.
I don't sell on eBay any longer, so I can't testify to a drop in sales. From the buying side I can say that I don't visit it with nearly the...
How to keep the revenue stream from declining as the number of gradable coins declines? . . . let's rehash the numerical grading system . . ....
[ATTACH] Where are the drums, Grampaw? .
Bury’em in backyard . . . Tooth marks and all.
My point is that the coin appears to have uniformly corroded over its entire surface, which implies complete immersion. Localized exposure would...
I don’t believe so . . . it is no longer exposed to whatever it once reacted with.
All over . . . it exhibits micro-porosity throughout, likely from having spent time in acidic surroundings.
Environmental damage.
Yup
Retained luster does not throw graders off. It is the default criteria a grader should resort to using when a coin was struck poorly or...
Sweet XF45
Can't recall, but don't think I've had one of those Paddy. Neat!
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