I'm not saying not to use tpg services at all. There are many valid reasons to want certain coins certified. I'm just not very interested in...
Hmmm, I'd buy all the gold plated, colorized statehood quarters and a hologram Obama Kennedy half. I'd get them on QVC so that would probably...
http://www.pcgs.com/articles/article_view.chtml?artid=5286&universeid=313 I don't make this stuff up, it's right on the pcgs website. I'm not...
Perhaps the method you packaged your coin for shipment...the paper could have had a high sulphur content. Drastic changes in humidity and...
Glad to be of service...:D I'm simply stating my opinion that the need to encapsulate is a bit overdone. How valueable is a modern coin in tpg ms...
Hey thanks Jim that's cool to know, I would have figured those plastic tubes would keep the ASEs pretty frosty. Must have some odd chemical in the...
duh...that's what I get for not reading all the posts...she stole them. Geez. Those coins probably decreased in value by thousands just passing...
You know, it wouldn't be beyond someone's capacity to purchase replica double eagles on fleabay, artificially "doctor" them and get their local...
On the flip side, would you recommend certain albums/folders for particularly attractive "corrosion"? I love a nice patina...for my less prized...
For your speculation please, a 1913 type II philly buffalo with some nice heavy toning....looks darker in the hand than in the photographs if you...
Thanks for the post Spock, very useful information!
That is sound advice. I've been collecting for two years now and I'm just starting to develop my eye. There are way too many cons and pitfalls...
bullocks to slabs, they get all scratched and crummy looking, they do not enhance anything, and apparently they don't protect the uninformed from...
yeah. trade cameras with your brother :rolleyes: What kind of lighting are you using? If you are utilizing an external flash you will have to...
I disagree...I think the national parks don't get enough attention. I'm tired of quarters getting messed around with though. Maybe a nice half...
Both excellent choices...the Peace dollars can keep you busy a long time if you get into the VAM varieties and I've always felt that the silver...
How about this for a scenario? I collect circulated coins, and I have made it a practice to allow them to soak for a period of time in alcohol...
I can relate Houston...my wife tells me on a regular basis I am the supreme geek, that I'm an old man (I'm 31, same as her) and that a buffalo...
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