As I understand it, gooy green means PVC. Dry or crusty green means verdigris. PVC can be removed with an acetone bath. Don't wipe; just let it...
Oops, brain cramp. It should have been "I may be at the usual spot Friday." And change the "may" to "will". Old age sucks.
@LRC-Tom, thanks. I may be at the usual spot Monday. Depends on Helen.
Thanks. You've helped me a lot recently.
I don't have and can't seem to find online any rarity values for Fugio Cents. I'm after the rarity value for a 1787 Fugio cent, Newman 4-E. This...
For a start, I intend to only bid on the coins already in a PCGS or NGC slabs. I've already got about 8 coins I'm interested in -- 4 seriously....
@Publius2, thanks VERY much for your response. I now think I can make reasonable bids on EAC items. And, if I pay attention to what I'm doing,...
There are obvious differences between EAC vs. PCGS or NGC grading. Their standards are different. So seeing a coin graded AU-50 by PCGS or NGC but...
The two I'm missing are the 1796 quarter and the 1796 or 1797 half. My Chain cent is a PCGS VG-10. I still think of the Gobrecht dollars as...
I should start at the lower denominations (half cents) but for now I'll start at the oldest in my type set. 1787 Fugio Cent, Newman 4-E, PCGS...
Because I'm getting old (81) and my memory is starting to fail me, I'm going to make a serious effort to image/document my collection. First,...
I think my pictures may be getting slightly better. 1843 N-5 PCGS AU53 [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 1843 N-12 PCGS AU55 [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Thanks for the kudos. I've got more large cents coming, all the way to 1857.
1842 Small Date N-2 [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 1843 Petite Head/Large Letters N-4 [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I'm still working on getting...
Rats, I hate when that happens.
And I can't figure out how to delete one of them. Moderator, please delete one of my 1941 & 1942 posts. Doesn't matter which one. I can't figure...
N-5 [ATTACH][ATTACH] [ATTACH] N-9 [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It's an RPD I assume. Red Book lists it as "Small Date Over Large 18".
1840 Small Date over Large 18 (variety N-2). [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] 1840 Large Date (variety N-10) [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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