It's not a secret, but shops do not need to tell their potential clients with whom they do business.
No chance.
I'm the "cookie mom" for our troop. Yes, I know I'm a guy, but someone has to do it. I've been the cookie mom for three years now and my two...
Dick is reliable and a very good businessman. He works hard to establish relationships with other dealers who then funnel coins his way to place...
The dime has been previously dipped and/or cleaned and the toning you see on it is secondary toning from likely storage in an album.
Looks like a circulated Morgan that was mounted in jewelry and polished. The four light areas on the obverse would be wear the prongs held the...
There were several threads that blew up on the PCGS boards when this happened since the person doing the toning was a long time PCGS board member....
It is pretty easy to do with rattler holders, which is what he appeared to primarily use. The rattler holders have a poor side seal and this...
The slabs are not airtight, which means that if they are stored in an environment that would promote toning that the coins can start, or continue,...
I'm seeing gunk.
They can, but they don't have to.
I would advise you to keep modern proof sets raw and in their original government packaging (OGP) if the intent is to recoup the greatest return...
Regardless of the type of lighting used, PCGS has an incredible advantage for acquiring images because they coins are not yet certified when the...
I absolutely adore the 1976-S Ike and 1952 WQ!
I've also recently handled an 1839 Seated Liberty half dollar that was listed as an RE half dollar.
It happens. Much of the time it is no big deal. Most buyers and sellers do not care very much about these slight break away pieces. Truly, I...
Up until the early 2000s, scanning was the best way for the vast majority of folks to take images of coins. Be aware that you will lose luster...
If you are interested in die marriages or varieties for CBQs then you shouldn't use Breen and really have to invest in either the Tompkins book or...
I'm also posting from a phone, but only because we lost our Internet service from the recent snowstorm. Therefore, take what I write with a dose...
They not only do it for series that overlap, but they mysteriously do it for the 1838 Reeded Edge half dollar, too, even though it did not overlap...
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