Do TPGs have a minimum time for "natural" toning to occur? The real-world test is what are the most recent date coins with prominent toning that...
As you may be aware, the important factors for ranking sets in the PCGS registry are the weighted GPA (grade point average) and completeness of...
Title says it. Just had to sort a bunch of pics where obverse shots got separated from reverse. A little modification of the slab and label...
There are 14 of the 1933 double eagles known to exist: 2 in the Smithsonian; the 10 Langbord coins, which are now firmly in the grasp of the U.S....
Short background: The Royal Mint accidently sent some of these coins to customers with COAs that erroneously stated they were proofs. They...
Not the first time it's happened, but yet another elderly Chinese woman threw coins at an engine on a jet plane for luck. Yuans and turbines...
I think some sellers don't really want to sell their coins because the titles of their ads make it hard to find specific coins by searching. I do...
When deciding to buy a PCGS-graded coin that I can't see in hand, I often will use TrueView pics, if available, to help decide yes or no....
When I was at the ANA show in Denver, the Chinese coin booth (as Panda America) was offering some commemorative show pandas in inexpensive...
It's a PCGS MS66RB and the less common 1865 plain 5, DDO, FS-102 variety. I'm assuming a filled die, but what else could it be? Struck-through?...
A little background: The Royal Mint decided to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the "modern" sovereign gold coins. So, several types of gold...
Well, not in the attic, but in my wife's cousin's closet. My wife's uncle died a couple of months ago, and his two sons are the heirs. A few...
This outfit, pappsfamilyliquidation, is advertizing a huge number of coins to go on auction next week on eBay. Some are $50 coins; some are high...
So, in 1991, I bid-on and won a set of 1939 PDS Arkansas commemorative half dollars in a Stack's auction. They were raw, and Stack's graded them...
See link below. Arrested in Germany. Coin not found....
I think few folks dispute a grade on a coin that they submit that comes back graded higher than they expected. Perhaps they would for an...
See link below. It was 17.5%. New rate becomes effective after the ANA auction. They try to present it as though it's a good thing for buyers....
One annoying thing about submitting coins for crossover grading is that if the coin does not cross, you're not told what grade they think it is....
Stumbled across the image linked below of an 1802 half eagle, cert. no. 06630159, on PCGS website. Why would they put such an image on their...
Auction catalogers have a tough job at times. They have to please both the consignor and eventual buyer. One way they try to do this is by...
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