The 91-99 "grades" are bodybags and these numbers appear online when the coin is not a business strike (i.e. Proof, Specimen, etc). No Grades...
Try using cold water. Try warm water. Try hot water. Notice a difference?
This coin is for my personal collection. I'm working on a set of them and have been for about 6 years. I've managed to get only three (two 1/2...
This arrived in the mail today... [IMG] It's a (dated) 1720 Switzerland (Beromuenster) medallic 1/4 Taler struck to commemorate the 1,000th...
The temperature of the coin and water used has a great degree of impact in how the coin will come out.
People need to experiment with it. You can safely use it on copper without it changing the color.
Shocking.:headbang:
I've noticed that the prices for Indian proof sets have exploded. I still find them in dealer junk boxes and they'll sell them for 1/2 or 1/3...
I'd hope everyone would answer a grading book.
These coins aren't in my area of expertise, but what I notice about them is that the top coin appears to have strong definition on the links...
:D:D:D:D:D You need to get a new agent as this one is not serving your interests. If your agent can't give you specifics and point to those in...
Not wear, but strike. The conditions under which each variety were struck could be dramatically different. They could have switched from one...
The vast majority of coins submitted to the TPG are in the 60-70 area. This appears true even if your exclude moderns. The graders spend their...
Do you think it is a fair comparison to pick two different varieties? The most inconsistency occurs with circulated coins. The graders are...
Yep, I think it is less than 1% that are aware of CAC. A large percentage of the "collector" market is US Mint purchases. You think the typical...
I have no idea if he made any money in coins or not. However, you wrote I am not sure I would classify a guy who retired and sold his business as...
Are they really? Other than a few dealers - some of which have a financial interest in CAC - I don't seem many people pushing CAC. I see very few...
Do you know if he even made any money in the coin business?
I don't know where you got the 5% from, but there is no way in hell that CAC has come anywhere close to that number.
You compare it to a similar sized coin made of the same material that was struck under similar circumstances. This should not be hard to do and is...
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