The hobby encompasses so much more than just collecting pieces of metal. There is so much rich history and intrigue around coins. I personally...
Is there anything that would cause the inks in an 1862 Legal tender note to turn black? I chanced across one of these at a local "trading post"...
I'm if ts not too late, though I've already won my share of coins this year. ;)
Everybody has their own rules, especially for sight unseen. However, I have some serious qualms with "PNG only". Something that some people...
Your price was pretty good. I would have spent about $15 myself for it...but I got a much better one recently for just under face value! ;) I...
:goof: EF-40ish with a capital ISH! I personally would call that out as a VF-30 by the photos. However, I would still think $80 shipped to be...
Key phrase: "According to the ANA Grading Standards" ;) There are a number of "standards" that have been used over the years. Not even the...
This was the contest in question. The coin itself is a PCGS graded 1909VDB MS65RD. I just cut out the slab and posted the actual coin. ;)
Just received my contest coin from jaxsdad today! Not bad for a free coin! PCGS graded 1909VDB 1C MS65RD. The black and white is actually in...
Anything moral or ethical in nature is always on a case by case basis. If a dealer, then...if a new collector, then...if a table at a show,...
THANKS! :) This one will definitely stay in the collection for a while, because I don't plan on upgrading it until I finish a nice 2-cent...
DITTO! Especially if one is suspecting to upgrade the coin. This definitely helps when browsing online. However, knowing one's own grading...
...(conserving some space) Unfortunately, what you have done is linked a hyped advertisement, not the legal contract which is found here. #16...
If you walk into a brick and mortar establishment, or even an online store, and peruse the inventory and find something you like and buy it...is...
Most of the "negativity" some would simply call skepticism. I view it as a healthy does of cynical skepticism (I think that in itself is a...
:hail: I'm putting my Birthyear collection into snap-lock slabs. BEAUTIFUL presentation, and they can stack and store rather easily...even more...
It is a word...just not considered good usage, according to one of my vintage dictionaries. :) "I think we are getting off track." :P
I guess I'll make another guess today. Before my wife and I ended up here in Wyoming, where we are now rooted with five children, we were...
The practice of "self-slabbing" is the practice of taking "personal" inventory, assigning a grade and claiming authenticity of the coin, and...
Go to the PCGS Website and scroll to the bottom of the page where the "PCGS Board of Experts" are. Just in their little "top 4" they display you...
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