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I view most of these GTG exercises as primarily an opportunity to learn something about the coin series and to hone my own grading skills. In...
@kanga, I think the label attribution of Newman 4-E is correct. Whitman's Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins lists the 4-E as...
Huge Heritage auction of Atocha cobs coming up. Many other cobs in this auction also....
Primary sources: Heritage GC DLRC Gerry Fortin FUN Shows Secondary sources: Legend Stacks-Bowers APMEX Liz Coggin Northeast Numismatics West...
Picked up this nothing-very-special 1790 Half Reale coin of the Mexico City Mint at my Local Coin Club meeting last week. This coin is about the...
I'm a 2 as you can deduce from the brevity of this reply. Seriously, I am active in my local coin club, make acquaintances and friends at coins...
No, wrong side of the country geographically speaking.
I'm thinking XF-40
Well, it's in focus and that's more than I can say of many on-line and auction listings. Now, is the color accurate? The "steelie" look is a...
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MS-66 with a Green Bean. Very nice coin. It has a few tiny nicks but in today's grading environment, I think it got a solid 66 from the TPG and...
In an ideal world, my preference is for home invaders to never appear but you present a false choice. If home invaders break down your door, they...
Guns are cleaned with chemicals that leave a residue on the metal surfaces. Then the guns are lubricated. Guns are often stored with their...
1881 was the only calendar year when three different presidents held office: Rutherford B. Hayes finished his term on March 4th, succeeded by...
Definitely a cold pour. So, some questions pointing to things to look at: 1) How are you measuring temperature? The melt temperature...
I was thinking AU-55 to 58. Not very good at grading gold but what looks like wear in the hair and in several locations on the reverse has me at...
I don't know. I suppose if I had been the original submitter and they'd erred, they would fix it for "free" although I suspect I'd have to pay...
Another perfect example of why you should not believe the attribution supplied by a TPG. I won this 1833 Capped Bust Half Dime from crummy photos...
I saw that dealer. He was offering small bags, maybe 15 or 20 coins, of bronze Romans for about $15 IIRC. Had lots of other cheap ancients....
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