I can't quite tell whether this one is proof or business strike. From pics online, both strike types have that grainy texture on the obverse's...
Does this 1943 Australia Shilling look proof-like? It appears to have a mirror like finish with a cartwheel luster at the same time. Yet, it also...
Is this a broken back error? From the ones I've seen online, the bottom part of the back is missing a device. Does this fit the bill? I've...
Does anyone know what type of error this is? Excess metal that got squeezed off to the sides when the planchets were formed? Thanks in advance!...
Does anyone else have pet peeves with 2x2 flips? I know some of them have PVC and a lot of them are now PVC-free, but how about some others? A...
I was checking up on one of my submissions to NGC and it's on the "Grading/Quality Control" phase. NGC describes this phase as when: Coins are...
I have my technique down for Air-tites and newer government capsules, which I can open fairly easily now with the right tools. But, the older...
Does anyone know what is going on along the bottom rim area of this 1942 Type 2 Jefferson proof nickel? It looks like a series of tooling marks,...
I found this one for sale and I'm wondering what you all think the PCGS slabbed grade is (or should be). Thanks in advance! [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I sent a single side-only error World note in and it has no grade despite having a status of "Finalized/Imaged/Shipped" (screenshot below). The...
Which one of these two 1942 Jefferson Type II Proof nickels would you say is the better grade? And, the first one below looks business...
Can someone please help ID this Roman bronze coin? It's really hard for me to tell due to the wear. It was purchased a long, long time ago at a...
Are unsigned Civil War banknotes that are remainders or those that simply haven't been signed yet and thus not issued, just as valuable as signed...
If the US Mint is required by Congress to make US dollars according to their weight requirements, then is this why modern coins seem to lack the...
I know that many paper note collectors like to seek out serial numbers with nice patterns or early sequences (e.g. 99999999, 00000001, etc.)....
I understand that 70 is already perfect, with ideal brilliant luster, but what about proof coins? NGC says that it must have cameo on at least one...
Does PCGS or NGC slab them as damaged or tooled? Or do they simply turn them away since many of them many not indicate die markers (unless the...
I've recently started to admire and more seriously collect some of these Civil War and other 19th century tokens, and I'd like to submit them for...
What is documented as the coin with the most errors? I haven't really focused on collecting errors, as there are so many different types to...
Why is centering so important for paper notes? Is it because it's rarer to see a paper note that has perfect centering, since the notes are...
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