I'll try to isolate the spot in a picture so that you guys can see it. IMHO it's one thing to have a carbon spot years after the coin is slabbed,...
they charge me to return it, tho, right? I mean, I can't believe that a corroded coin would be acceptable to PCGS as PF-68 or anything other...
I recently bought a coin from Teletrade. 1962 Lincoln cent PCGS PF-68 DCAM I received the coin today. There is a spot on the reverse. It was...
actually, most of the current coin operated machines will accept the dollar coin, it is merely a matter of flipping a switch
$500 bills and up present too many counterfeiting problems when securer transactions are possible. Something else to note is that when...
here's what I think: If you buy sets in bulk, then you will get just that, bulk quality sets. The advice to select them one by one is sound....
Let's take down one mountain at a time. Change happens slowly. getting one done is easier than getting two done, but once the one is done, the...
all I know is that it won't pass because it the idea makes too much sense. Always has made sense and has never passed before. It's a pipe dream...
I'll go out on a limb here. That coin is clad
or just a nut who likes Barbers ;)
any good auction house will be happy to take it on consignment after it has been certified
Kanga, I have NEVER met a type collector that didn't change his definition at least once over the course of his collecting life. :) I think that I...
the Intercept Shield pages are green, not black. Still I prefer the look of them over the Danscos
actually, I am going to cross this coin over. All of the rest are in NGC holders. I want a matched set does anyone anticipate a problem...
Some of you may know that I have been working on a set for my collection. Specifically, I have been assembling a US Proof Set from my birth year,...
I like!!!
possibly been electroplated or the surface has otherwise been altered the weight is the give away. it's clad
Is that a Matte Proof Thad?
Look at the pictures in this post. they are the best evidence of it being a cast counterfeit, kasia, not a genuine Philly coin. This was a good...
the 16-D Mercury is one of the most counterfeited coins on the planet. I recommend that anyone who purchases one buys a certified specimen...
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