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I personally have mixed emotions about prooflike gold coins. Due to the fact that gold is a soft metal, the surfaces tend to easily pick up marks, nicks and scratches and these tend to be strongly amplified by deep, reflective fields. Unless a Prooflike gold coin is a Gem, it tends to have a scruffy appearance and may have compromised eye appeal as a result.
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There are a host of things to see on coins. No matter what you are looking for, after a quick perusal, most collectors will seek some type of magnification to enlarge their view of the coin they are examining. I travel with an assortment of hand lenses. Close up Magnification of 1877 Indian CentThere is a 20�, a 10�, and a combination 3�/4�/7�. Beginning with an overall view to address shape, color, and design, a grader will also be looking at a coin's luster and for imperfections that detract from its eye appeal. Error/variety collectors will be looking for doubling on its design, planchet/striking problems, overdates, and overmintmarks. Authenticators will need to look more closely at its surface for die polish marks, tooling, and characteristics common to counterfeit or altered coins.
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Frosty luster is considered a plus by most collectors. Unfortunately, this sort of luster is becoming harder to find as more and more gold coins are chemically treated. Coins with original frosty luster have what I call a wagon wheel effect where the luster flows clockwise and appears to almost radiate out from the center of the coin.
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Final 2008 PNG Seminar Scheduled for Baltimore Show

Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:53:09 +0000
(Fallbrook, California) – The last in a year-long, nationwide series of Professional Numismatists Guild "Share the Knowledge" educational seminars for collectors and dealers will be conducted at the upcoming November Whitman Baltimore Coin and Currency Convention.
PNG member-dealer Anthony Swiatek of Manhasset, New York will discuss, "What Are the Perspicacious Ways to Collect and Invest in ...]

Proof ’38 nickel with serif seen

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:04:54 +0000
A new variety of the proof 1938 Jefferson nickel has been announced by Michael S. Fey, Ironia, N.J.
The coin has a serif at the lower end of the “S” in TRUST as compared to no serif on the previously known examples.
Fey made the announcement after researching the coin first shown to him by an unidentified ...]

Presidential Dollars: Error Coins versus Die Varieties

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 17:20:00 +0000

Treasure hunters’ delight at the discovery of Roman coins bounty

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:35:43 +0000
THREE treasure hunters have unearthed 62 Roman coins which date back 1,700 years.
Adam Staples, Lisa Grace and her 14-year-old son, Tom Grace –- out with his metal detector for the first time – made the discovery on land near Stanton-by-Bridge.
The trio, from Derby, were scouring the soil when their equipment began to beep.
Mr Staples scooped ...]


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