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A tough choice, to be sure. It is somewhat reminiscent of a similar choice I was given 35 years ago, when my wife told me that I had to choose - it was either the coin collection or her. I sure do mi… (View Post)

You cannot use a platform scale, such as those recommended by others here, to perform specific gravity tests. You need a balance beam scale in order to make the required mass measurements of the spec… (View Post)

I was reading the post by oih82w8, in which he attempts to answer Afford’s question about the 1853 No Arrows half dime, quoting Ron Guth from the Coinfacts website as follows: “The official mintage f… (View Post)

Afford states: "But not the hardest of the capped bust series, I don't know where ms70 came up with that." True, the 1837 LM-4/V2 Small 5Ȼ is not the 'hardest' of the Capped Bust half dimes… (View Post)

Although now discredited, remember the term 'suction marks' once used to describe clash marks? I'm sure the originator of that term is content to remain anonymous. (View Post)