It looks to me like they will kick it back to you without any work done on it.
That would be the wise decision and is also something I urge folks to do. That is, I tell folks not to buy ahead of their knowledge base.
No. Those are not from the coin being manipulated. The Maine commem is well known for its extensive die polishing and the reverse is especially...
Buy the proper equipment, take many thousands of shots and work like heck to make the images accurate.
The lack of strength for the 2009 sets has continued to surprise me given that they are the only source for business strike copper Lincoln cents...
There are plenty of us who take the time to get to know potential clients and who are happy to work with reasonable folks. However, I don't...
No matter what the method of image acquisition, the technology and the user have to interpret (edit) the raw data prior to sharing it on the net....
To expand a little on what Chris wrote; a cameo proof will have raised devices that are frosted somewhat instead of a mirror finish throughout...
Use realized sales for the most accurate pricing data. In my opinion, the Greysheet has not made an effort to fully keep up with the changes in...
I had forgotten about the Travers book, it is an excellent read and must be in its seventh edition or so by now.
Common coin in virtually any grade and it looks mighty white.
It's great to do homework and have a plan. Heck, I urge folks to do just that, too, but most folks do not take the time to sufficiently protect...
Please don't take this the wrong way, especially since I now know this is a hypothetical question and not one based in today's reality, but you...
Short answer; Heritage. If you have a $40k coin then you will be able to make a deal whereby you receive higher than 100% of hammer. In...
The type set is approximately 50-pieces and is much less expensive than the complete set, which is approximately 144-pieces. Finding them in MS66...
I tell most coins that rare coins are rare because no one owns them. It is a bit sarcastic, but mostly true.
From time-to-time, though pretty rare, there are PCGS database errors that exclude coins. However, PCGS is generally quite willing to correct the...
PCGS does not remove a coin from a crossover submission until they decide to cross it over. The only exception is for MS/PR70 coins where the...
Unless the coin is prohibitively rare or simply an incredibly nice example, you may be much better off buying a piece already in an NGC or PCGS...
These recent threads do not give me a warm, fuzzy feeling about your immediate future.
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