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How to photograph a coin so software can read it
Flat, filled frame, indirect light, and a background that is not a table with a pattern. Five habits that turn a failed scan into a match.
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The practical side: photographing a coin, testing metal, reading a mint mark, and selling without getting fleeced.
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Where the mint mark is on a US coin
One letter, moved several times in a century. Here is where to find it on every circulating denomination, and what each letter means.
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How to tell if a coin is silver
Five tests you can do at a kitchen table, from the one that takes a second to the one that settles an argument. None of them damage the coin.
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How to sell a coin without getting fleeced
Find out what it is first, get more than one offer, and understand that a dealer's buy price is not the price you saw online. Four routes, with what each one costs you.
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