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Re: 1871 Penny, What Do You Think?
OK, well the coin BB's for scratches! That is clearly wrong and I may take it back to them for review. The "scratches" in the lower right obverse field are actually from die polish or scratch and NOT on the coin. CK is quite right about the multiple areas on the coin (obviously much blown up in this picture) where there… -
Re: More coin photography questions
<< <i>Just looked at the manual for your Canon A560. With the lens maximally zoomed to the telephoto end and macro turned on, you should be able to focus to 30 cm. There's some caveat about having to set the ISO to AUTO, which I don't typically recommend, and no indication as to what the focus range is if you pick ISO 80.… -
Re: C'mon sub $20 silver....
<< <i>during the crash in silver prices in late 2008, it went under $10/ounce. and there was none to be had for anywhere near that price, unless you wanted to buy a ~ 1,000 oz. industrial-type bar........ >> That's pretty much my recollection. I think I must have visited every coin shop / bullion seller that I knew of at… -
Re: What is your best "grandpa" find? Did anyone's grandpa ever stash something really neat a
My grandfather was a laborer in the cotton mills of South Carolina for most of his life, and collected/filled the usual coin boards and stuff since they were really quite poor. But, his three proudest possessions were his 1906-D Barber half ('06 was his birthyear), a 1913-S TI Buff., and the BIG PENNY. No one quite knew… -
Re: Psa/Dna pop........SOME MAJOR DISSAPOINTMENTS
<< <i>You're aren't factoring in the most important, why would JSA risk losing their credibility for anyone? A company involved in getting paid for their opinion, isn't going to throw it away for an former employee or even a current employee. Look at GAI for example, they lost their credibility and, IMO, haven't and never… -
Re: I'm confused
The connotation in the term “cleaned” is that a physical device has been used that stripped the original surface of the coin. It can also connote that abrasive has been used that left telltale hairlines, which are also quite undesirable. When a coin is “dipped” with a mild form of acid some metal has been removed, but the… -
Jan08
It's been a while since I did a monthly post. I almost forgot how much work was involved. Cleanjunk..arrange junk..take pictures..edit pictures..create new post in testing forum..upload pictures..re-edit pictures when some are over 50k..open testing forum post..open all pictures in a new window..go back to MD forum..create… -
Re: A question of the science behind luster & dipping
<< <i>I would say statement #2 best describes what takes place with a solution such as E-Z-Est. sometimes luster can be hidden by tone and removing that tone will reveal the luster, but as the first reply stated the luster can and will be damaged by too long of a dip or repeated dipping. >> Keets, on this point I disagree.… -
Re: "Most of the coins available for sale now are extremely low end and this is having a negative i
<< <i>maybe the easiest way to think nothing nice or fresh is availabe is to box yourself into looking at either a very narrow Type of coin(s) or a very narrow Grade of coin(s). from what i see at shows/shops/web-sites there's something available for any open minded collector, though maybe not for someone with… -
Re: PCGS Certifies 1st known 1878-S Specimen Morgan Dollar
I see many markers to say yes, and also recognize your observations as spot on as well. The obverse is convincing, the reverse has some differences in the 2 pictures - but as you said, lighting is so different, that I expect some differences. In the news article" The collector purchased the coin at an auction in 2006 and…
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