What makes a "rare" coin ? You might want to read this thread - https://www.cointalk.com/threads/how-do-you-define-rare-in-numismatics.279980/...
I tried to look at the full report but the link you posted isn't working, at least not right now. [ATTACH] But here's the problem I see with...
OK, ya sold me. I've just never seem 'em lose that much.
Simple answer - no. Could it lose weight ? Yeah sure, but no where near that much.
Wear. It's fairly straightforward, wear is flat and smooth; weakly struck areas will have a texture to them and look slightly rough and or...
You still don't know that. PL, DMPL and Proof coins as well - they all have luster.
It's really very simple. The thing about wear is this - it doesn't matter what caused it, it only matters that it HAS been caused. Roll friction,...
If the question is - did PCGS grading standards change in 2004 (as in get a whole lot more lenient) and was it noticed then ? The answer doesn't...
Yes it was both started and noticed in 2004, and the evidence, which is printed in black and white by PCGS themselves, very definitively backs...
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away ... Oh wait that's the wrong story :sorry: OK, I got it now. Long ago, it was discovered that one...
I'm not sure why you're thinking that Rich, but I never said anything like that. In fact, I said the opposite. What I said was - With the...
It is not uncommon to find gold coins with trace amounts of silver in them. It's naturally occurring in the gold ore. And some gold ore has quite...
o_O Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh - no. World coins ! ;)
Geez Larry ! Even I only made it to 4 feet :D
Xylene is mostly used in the painting industry. So is acetone. But there are several paints that acetone simply won't dissolve or clean up, but...
I don't know if it still is an option, but in the original submission you used to be able to state what you would accept as a minimum grade on...
Where the NGC slab says Piefort, that means it's a special strike - not a business strike, (coins meant for circulation), nor a Proof. PCGS - A...
Agreed, but don't forget the important part - he chose that coin to be the one pictured for my birthday month on his calendar ! :D It's been a...
This is a subject that has been hashed and rehashed on this forum many, many times over the years. And the laws regarding counterfeits, as well as...
I haven't ever done it personally, but over the years there have been a great many reports made of it happening. In other words, posts (including...
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