Nice evade of the point. PCGS hides relevant sales records that don’t show the story they want to tell.
It’s harder to manipulate the index that was established well over a decade ago than the algorithm to decide which sale results are deemed relevant.
Traditionally, yes. But things are dynamically changing
And the market for foreign/ancient coins has been rising...
I completely forgot about this auction. I think a lot went rather cheaply :( But I couldn’t afford to bid anyway with my targets and rent coming...
The scratches in front of the face and the smooshed NT of CENT will definitely limit this one to AU details, unfortunately. Otherwise really...
Yours looks genuine, but overcleaned. I got mine 5 years ago for $90 or so. I think it was a good price given the quality and style. Yours is...
Great coin! Magnificent strike! Now is the time to buy a high-grade Athens owl tet
Why has his account here been disabled?
And I never made that assumption. My statement was based on the fact that the fabric of the known specimens conforms to that of contemporary...
And none of them are even REMOTELY close to your coin. Notice how consistent the fabric and font are among all four specimens. Thank you for...
I disagree. The overvaluation of US coins in the past 20 years has put off many people. Why buy only one nice US coin from the early 1800s when...
This is the primary reason why I won’t get into coin dealing full-time. I went to NC shows very often, and I can’t tell you how often I saw the...
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“Hell Week” is over at Georgia Tech. I’ve picked a few coins for my Saturnee that he/she will enjoy. I hope to get them out early next week. :)
Ancient Chinese San Zhu. [ATTACH] I’m thankful for being on track to graduate from college in two weeks with no student debt and a great job...
This one is leaps and bounds better than the cell phone pics. Definitely $150 better. But the next set are not $4400 better.
As an example, this is a modern forgery of a Wang Mang value-700 spade. Compare it with the value-400 spade below. The stokes are very thick and...
It is very worn. However, the font of the characters is very refined compared to the crude font on the suspect coin. Note the rounded rims and...
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