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Re: What coins do you try to Cherry pick on the "bay
There's a very straightforward recipe for success on eBay: 1) Learn some specialty better than anyone else 2) Answer your own question Executing on that recipe is harder. (View Post)2 -
Re: $1 IKE experts….what happened here?
Are you saying that you want to put a damaged coin into a slab that says it's damaged? I suppose a grading company would be happy to take your money. That doesn't sound like a good idea fro… (View Post)1 -
Re: Looking for examples of 18 mm medalets, circa 1860-1885
If you ignore the silver, "the rest" is 86% copper, 14% zinc. That's pretty close to the 85/15 values that are typical for brass. I see no reason to doubt that yours is silver plated b… (View Post)2 -
Re: 1957-D LINCOLN CENT
No, it doesn't. The OP's coin shows a clear vertical edge between the remaining part of the 9 and the removed part. It's very hard to come up with a scenario where something could fill… (View Post)4 -
Re: 1957-D LINCOLN CENT
"broken off" is not an option. The minting process doesn't work that way. It might have been struck through a filled die, so "never there in the first place" rather than &quo… (View Post)3