Hi guys, Suppose you had an XF coin that toned so much that it’s an ugly almost black toning with hints of blue and green. Now suppose you took some dipping solution and diluted it with 10 parts water to one part solution. Then quickly dipped the coin. Would it remove only the outer layers of the toning, making it more colorful, perhaps giving it the appearance it had…say…20 years ago? Anyone try this? Using a diluted dip solution to strip only some of the toning ..read more

An error I just picked up at a local auction: A 2000 Massachusetts State quarter ..read more

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Hello, new to this forum. I have run across this mint set and am unfamiliar with it. I have collected coins for many years and are very familiar with SMS Sets but have never seen this set. However, I am very familiar with mint and proof sets this one hit me a bit strange Any info would be helpful Thanks ..read more

I have collected coins for many years but honestly have never run across this coin set. I had had many SMS Sets and am very familiar with those sets. Any information would be helpful ..read more

Bought a 1921 NGC MS 62 at GC last week.. looked good in Photo .. surprised to see it in hand with clean fields on both sides & 1 tic on face ..,, Better than some 66, 67 Morgans I have ,,....Any opinions ..read more

I'm going to start this with an excerpt from my recent CSNS show report. "I only got 3 hours of sleep that night as I had coins on my mind and I was obsessing over one of the most amazing pieces I had ever seen. It was offered privately so I cant tell you all what it was, but its the kind of coin that burns an image into your brain. I was pondering and trying to make it work, but in the end I couldn't reconcile the price and I had to pass." Well folks, I ultimately decided that I could not let this one escape me. I thought it would be fun to walk you through the decison making process, and the ..read more

This was a first for me yesterday in over 20 years buying on eBay. Seller simply refunded and said my coin was sent to the wrong person and that was that. Sucks would have rather gotten my coin but at least there was no huge fuss on the sellers part. The coin I received has a value of about 8$ mine had a value of 100 ..read more

Hello Everyone Another ebay SNAFU... I purchased a coin on April 30th from an ebay seller that turned out to be local (zipcode within a 30 minute drive). The Tracking feature in ebay notified me when the shipping label was produced on 5/2... but then there haven't been any updates since... USPS is still awaiting the package. I contacted the seller a few days ago and he told me that he took 10 packages to USPS on 5/2 and that he seen delays before where the USPS hasn't updated Tracking and the package just miraculously shows up a few days later. I've had that happen before as well, but the USPS ..read more

What a find! The pic does not do it justice but the color is incredible! Offers accepted / lol ..read more