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mark_h replied to the thread Please Grade This 1803 Half Dime - Large 8.

The hair looks tooled to me, but not sure. I am going to just say XF net VF details.

Jul 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM

Alabama Stacker replied to the thread Bag friction or Circulation wear?.

Is it considered circulation wear if the friction occurs in mint bags before the coins are released for circulation, like the bag marks?...

Jul 28, 2026 at 6:30 PM

ldhair liked physics-fan3.14's post in the thread Bag friction or Circulation wear?.

It doesn't really matter where the friction comes from - wear is wear. If it got the wear rubbing against the bag, it is still wear.

Jul 28, 2026 at 6:21 PM

ldhair liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread Bag friction or Circulation wear?.

This coin has bag marks And it also has circulation works. They would be the slightly deeper lines that you see. The lighter lines that...

Jul 28, 2026 at 6:19 PM

-jeffB replied to the thread Rubber Bands & Coins?.

Yeah, I was wondering about silicone rubber bands. From some quick research, they're unlikely to offgas anything very bad for very long...

Jul 28, 2026 at 6:14 PM

Randy Abercrombie liked Alegandron's post in the thread Gold is Taking a Beating Today!.

I did business with the major retailers in the US, Canada, Mexico, and Europe. We were mandated to have regular inspection of the...

Jul 28, 2026 at 6:13 PM

-jeffB liked Collecting Nut's post in the thread Rubber Bands & Coins?.

@Randy Abercrombie You see not imagining anything. You are correct and those rubber bands will soak through a 2 x 2 flip or even a...

Jul 28, 2026 at 6:07 PM

-jeffB replied to the thread United States Mint to Display 11 1933 Double Eagle Gold Coins.

I wonder if the Mint folks will shine them up in preparation for the display...

Jul 28, 2026 at 6:07 PM

-jeffB liked JoshuaP's post in the thread United States Mint to Display 11 1933 Double Eagle Gold Coins.

With all the silly things happening at the US mint, do you think they may choose to auction one off? I wouldn't be surprised.

Jul 28, 2026 at 6:06 PM

-jeffB liked Alegandron's post in the thread Gold is Taking a Beating Today!.

I did business with the major retailers in the US, Canada, Mexico, and Europe. We were mandated to have regular inspection of the...

Jul 28, 2026 at 6:02 PM

-jeffB liked BRandM's post in the thread 1854 gold $1 counterstamped "Everman".

The latest information I have is about speculation that a California Gold Rush miner named William Everman may have issued it, but it...

Jul 28, 2026 at 5:57 PM

-jeffB liked physics-fan3.14's post in the thread The 2027 U.S. Red Book is here!.

I'd suspect that someone bought bags/boxes of them and tried to cherrypick them for the high grade ones. The ones not worth grading got...

Jul 28, 2026 at 5:54 PM

-jeffB liked CoinCorgi's post in the thread The 2027 U.S. Red Book is here!.

Interesting that the Red Book declares that 2024 and 2025 half dollars were not issued for circulation. Over the past week, I've...