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Re: Need Norweb plate matching help
The Pittman coin was doctored by the buyer soon after the sale. Its cleaning became much less evident. He had cause to be proud of his work. The process was not reversible. In the coin-doctoring caba… (View Post)3 -
Re: Doug Winter acquires the Paquet Double Eagle for $1.645M
The owner's valuation (as stated on this Forum) - $10,000,000. Will it be sold unreserved? Absent the 1849, the all-time coolest $20 Lib. Glad I was sitting down when I held it raw at Norweb lot… (View Post)4 -
Re: Contemporary counterfeit 1921 Saint Gaudens
You can shoot it through the plastic with a .22. :# Are we, as yet, certain the coin itself isn't plastic? While the toning might satisfy many a DOG fanatic, it might just be chocolate leaking o… (View Post)4 -
Re: MS66 slabbed buffalo nickel
66 The marks on the nose and the 3 of the date, the spot at the top of the head: more than acceptable. The aggregate distraction is a great deal less apparent when life-size. Yoda might say " Th… (View Post)2 -
Re: Who here had an opportunity to meet Ken Bressett
You rarely see Ken without a twinkle in his eye. He's living history, institutional memory, a great story teller and very down-to-earth. Co-taught with him in Colorado Springs. He once asked me … (View Post)1