I'm an old darkroom rat myself. At one time I use to work in a darkroom that was in the old Custom House in News Orleans. And yes we did have rats...
1917 But that was about 1967. It was in pretty good condition, perhaps an XF. I still have it in one of my old Whitman penny books.
I have used both acetone and xylene on silver coins. It can be used on gold (but I never have) and nickel. But NEVER on copper or brass, or...
The zinc in these pennies just can't stand up to the enviroment. 1,000 years from now, numismatist of the era will believe that the USA stopped...
So then I guess it's possible that a dealer submitting in bulk could sell a slabbed coin for $10 and break even, or close to it.
I think what is happening is that the person sending the coin in to be graded was expecting a higher grade then the coin received. So now someone...
If there are any dealers that submit coins frequently, please correct me on this assumption if I'm wrong. But what I think is going on is that a...
I started a PCGS slabbed Lincoln set with the pennies being MS66 or better, all with ebay slabs for $10 or less shipped. I'm working on wheat...
Now that is the best idea yet that I've ever heard for investing in copper. Not only are you investing in copper at a good price, but doing it in...
I will admit I do have some copper. I bought a silver 1oz $10 Liberty Dollar and when I bought that a copper 1oz $1 Liberty Dollar came with it. I...
I can't help but look at the copper rounds and bars that are being sold. They are very pretty. BUT - a 1 oz copper round sells for close to the...
It says 70 on the holder. Take it and run.
I have perhaps close to 100 pcgs slabs with no prongs.
Yes - lately I have seen a few. But most don't. Especially the large 5oz quarters. I won't buy anything in a holder where the coin is being held...
When I started collecting coins in slabs I didn't have a preference. But then I zeroed in on PCGS for two reasons. First, I saw a few NGC slabs in...
So if a person asks and gets $100 for something they paid $10 for and has a real world value of $20, is that wrong or just being a good salesman?...
I hadn't watch any of these coin shows on TV until I started reading about them here. On the plus side I did find them entertaining. But to say...
I've only been a member on this board for a little over a year, but it seem that questions about cleaning comes up from neebies every couple of...
Does "Three Coins in a Fountain" count? [ATTACH]
It is clear that once you get into AU territory and especially in the MS region, that grading gets to be tough (much tougher than I thought!). But...
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