Thank you for the link. That is one very, very beautiful, precious coin. Breathtaking.
Epilogue: Sent the 1936 satin proof Lincoln cent in PCGS holder to NGC for reholder. NGC reholdered the coin as a Proof 63 Red Brown. In a...
Those are awesome!! I really love the Spanish Trail commem - design, and bias because I live near San Antonio, Texas.
Very, very nice!
Post some pics! Love to see them.
Pretty neat shield-shaped display board with 41 old silver commemoratives at Great Collections for auction closing April 10th. Has the Isabella...
Think Snuffy struck again. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/what-the-heck-1972-lincoln-memorial-cent.394803/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email
Send it in to PCGS, and if there's a grading crew there with a sense of humor, they'll slab/return it as Details - Questionable Color. :)
Backing up a bit -- what is your purpose in acquiring such coins? Do you intend to send them in for grading, or to archive/display them in an...
Well, well, perhaps the "high bid" of $5920 was a fakey bid by the seller (no surprise). It's back up again for bid, same seller. See Lot 10....
Wow, that is absolutely gorgeous!!
Yes, Lawrence purchased PCI in 2008. https://www.numismaticnews.net/archive/david-lawrence-acquires-pci
Great point about the difference in how PCGS and NGC grade FBL designations on the Franklin halves. You'd think that auction prices for...
Oh no, I didn't bid on it, lol. I did some further research on PCI (which stands for "Photo-Certified Coin Institute"). It seems David Lawrence...
Online auction completed last night that had a 1953-S Franklin Half in a PCI holder, purportedly with an MS-66 grade and FBL designation by PCI....
A more modern, contemporary example. East German 20 Deutsche Mark coin, commemorating the demolition of the Berlin wall portion at the...
fwiw - the coin in the OP went for high bid of $5920.00 (not including buyer's premium and shipping/handling costs)....
Interesting YouTube video on a crossover (to PCGS holder) challenge involving some coins graded by NGC, ANACS, ICG, SEGS, and PCI. Not enough of...
Oh yeh, they are and whoever the heck NNC is overinflates the grade big time. Most bidders (not all, unfortunately) are aware of the absurdly...
Anyone interested in trying to obtain one at auction on Hibid, there's a 1799 Large Cent (according to the auction listing, ANACS had graded it as...
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