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When it comes to hand lenses, four or five powers of magnification seem to be the norm for many collectors. At these powers, an entire coin may be viewed all at once, which is especially useful when grading. Nevertheless, unless you are an experienced numismatist, you will not be able to see characteristics such as metal flow, die doubling, and counterfeit diagnostics on many coins when using minimal magnification. The micrograph shows the head detail of a genuine 1861-O CSA Obverse Seated half dollar. This view is close to what you would expect to see when using a 10� hand lens.
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The really expensive collectors paper money (1,000 to 50,000 US dollars) is usually sold at large auction houses such as Spinks (the coin and currency arm of Christies), Stacks and some paper money specific houses (Currency Auctions of America and Lyn Knight Auctions). They also handle lots in the 300 US dollar range and above.
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One big category of coin damage we see is from staple scratches. Much of this damage comes from staples that are not completely clinched. Normal staplers leave a curl of the staple rising above the surface. This piece of staple can easily scratch adjacent coins as the coin shifts in a box or is removed or inserted from the box. Flat clinch staplers fully compress the staple into the surface of the holder leaving nothing behind to damage other coins. We like the Max HD-50DF because it is full size and uses regular staples. Max also makes half strip and palm size versions for collectors that prefer a smaller stapler. All three staplers completely clinch the staple as part of the stapling proces
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Sale of Old Coins Irks Archaeologists

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:14:16 +0000
“Some archaeologists are piqued that genuine ancient coins are being sold in a benefit auction to preserve collectors rights,” says Wayne G. Sayles, executive director of the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild ( http://www.accg.us ).
In a recent post online, one archaeologist likened the private collecting of ancient coins to the slaughter of African elephants. ...]

In the Spotlight: The Arlington Collection 1854-S $20 Liberty Head Gold Double Eagle

Sun, 08 Apr 2007 18:47:00 +0000

1898 gold coins 5 grams | 20 franc gold coins