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my advice to anyone looking to start collecting is to look at a lot of pieces before buying. the best place is at shows/auction viewing. observe the grades, prices, and overall look of the piece. loo… (View Post)

here is my before after with terrible photos: | | (View Post)

not my series, but some of that looks like die polish lines to me. you can only tell so much from a photo. (View Post)

so, you found this one roll hunting right? i think they made a mistake on the grade. the only thing i see close to evidence of cleaning is on the chin/jaw/upper neck are some faint hairlines. i doubt… (View Post)

yes, it has taken some time, for sure. i am being really particular about the look of the coin and trying to match that with the rest of the set (excepting the shipwreck coin, of course). thanks. i h… (View Post)