If you don't trust the dealer enough not to do this, then you shouldn't be submitting thru that dealer and may want to rethink patronizing that...
This is a rather interesting discussion. I am one of the people who submits ancients to be graded and I also collect ancients. A few...
eBay yanked the auction.
They don't have to be NGC dealers that vouch for you. However, I don't know how much extra time it would take if NGC had no idea who they were...
Yes, I've done the application process and submitted bulk to both NGC & PCGS & other services. The NGC application process isn't burdensome. If I...
The $12.50 rate you were quoted is the standard Modern Tier rate for any modern coin dated 1955-present. The bulk rate is different. The grading...
This looked like a really cool design, so I bought it. It's a German (Mansfeld-Bornstedt) 1/2 Taler minted in Prague. The surfaces are highly...
And the grading company will also train you to their standards. You really only need to be able to grade consistently, as once you can, you can...
Collectors Society is what NGC calls its online meeting place/forums/etc. Collectors Universe is the parent company of PCGS.
All coins will spot given enough time. They are metal and metal is reactive. The silver eagles are not graded MS70 since they spot very easily...
You slab when the value added by the slab is more than the cost of slabbing.
Many coins of Venice feature the Lion of St. Marks - a winged lion.
Sounds like what you really want to do is waste a LOT of money. If you insist on sending some in to be graded, pick a few from your sets that you...
I found the 1917-D & 1943-(P) "Discovery Coins" back several years ago. The 1943-S is the most common and well known. It's listed in the Breen...
There were issued unsealed. However, they sealed very easily with a little humidity. The shipping boxes had different numbers of sets in them....
You can use a flame to dull down the color. I suggest you play around with some test coins before trying it on a nice coin. :)
I was told that when you fill out the forms online that the info is not sent to NGC. When the coins arrive there, they still enter the info by...
What it sounds like you are referring to are VARIETIES, not errors. A variety is due to die design differences (i.e. Type-1 vs Type-2 mint marks...
So far I won the coin I really wanted. 1682-PS, Austria (Salzburg) Taler. Struck to commemorate the 1100th year of the Bishopric. PCGS MS64....
This coin is from the Italian State of Savoy, minted in 1726. I believe it features Vittorio Amedeo II. It was minted in this shape. I have this...
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