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I suspect that one might need professional conservation help to remove the tape successfully (and that might fail too). I would leave it as is. I would get a simple inert currency holder to keep it i… (View Post)

Over three million of these proofs were made in 1961. Rhetorical questions: Even if the coin were free, can you justify the grading fee? At what level would the coin have to grade to justify the grad… (View Post)

I believe that I read that "it was going back to England" in the sense that it had been in American hands and was going back into English hands. But not going to lay much of a bet - memory … (View Post)

FWIW, odd thoughts somewhat appropriate to this thread. You will not miss anything if you do not read further... I can really appreciate a big Chateauneuf de Pape with an expertly-cooked quality stea… (View Post)

In that era, the Franklin half was the closest thing that America had to a "Prestige" coin and the Mint workers took better care with it? The most senior workmen were assigned to the area m… (View Post)