Don't tempt Doug . . . I'm told he doesn't go to shows anymore, and it's a very long drive, but he might do it just to tip the scales.
I see no pitting, which leads me to believe the coin might be a strong candidate for successful conservation, but I wouldn’t trust myself to do...
Gas has risen over 50 cents / gallon locally in just the past week.
Maybe it's the camera angle or lighting, but the right side of the middle bands look suspiciously bold to me. The gap between the bands also...
That's supposed to be an NGC flip?
Alright @charley, I've got to PM you the perfect response to this post . . .
Touché
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My grandson is learning cursive this year in the 4th grade. Then again, he is not being taught by the public school system. The social skills...
Selective schooling delivers pretty sad results. Fortunately, we are not yet at the point where an archeologist must be hired to read the US...
I just learned that Private Bullion used to be Midwest Bullion Exchange. I find several locations where reviews are posted, but not in large...
Dealt with them? I've never even heard of them.
Gee, Paddy . . . Are ya sure it wasn't used to shim up one corner of the Empire State Building?
Looks more like a twenty cent piece t'me . . . :D
Actually, I got that a little bit wrong, as gold and silver are both roughly the same hardness. Copper and Nickel are substantially harder.
Most folks forget just how soft gold is compared to copper, silver and nickel. It's sort of like understanding the reasons why so many clad coins...
While I agree that there is a dearth of attractive coins for average prices, there are still enough nice coins for the grade to be found out...
Die wear decreases straight-on mirror reflectivity, and increases the swirling cartwheel luster produced by flowing planchet metal furrowing the...
Sorry, but I'm not buying that . . . the change in appearance between Stars 8 & 9 and around stars 12 & 13 is far too abrupt for that to be an...
Here's an extreme example of the damage that one can do to oneself by buying the TPG assigned grade, rather than the coin. My opinion is that...
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