Afraid it’s just another day on the eBay coin market. No shortage of rip-offs. Although I look there frequently, it’s rare for me to buy a coin...
Pic below is from a coin and currency show in Tiruchi, Tamil Nadu, India. It shows a model of an Indian Chandrayaan 3 rocket covered with...
Different strokes. Most of my coins, except for very recent issues, are bought at auctions. I have to do the price research either way. I often...
My one and only is below. It's RSC Claudia-1. A pic of a normal reverse is at the bottom. Cal [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Couple of things to keep in mind: 1. Photographic technique, especially lighting, can have a dramatic effect on the appearance of a coin in a...
There's Whizbang, OK and Fake, Nigeria. Anyone been there? Cal
The quiz was in progress when cointalk took its summer vacation but had been posted for a while. Members had answered 2-1, 2-2 and 2-4 correctly....
A big advantage of private insurance (mine at least) is that you are required to put a big fat zero for value on the shipping form. Chances are...
Registered is insured to the declared value and that determines cost. For a value of $13k, registering is 35.70 + 8 x 2.70 = $57.30. See table...
It finally posted. It's below. Cal [ATTACH]
Below are the NGC images. Shouldn't be hard for PCGS to improve on these ... if they're ever done. Cal [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Received an order back from PCGS in almost record time for a regular submission. It was a successful world crossover. However, the PCGS website...
This is a common Heritage activity. You should be able to verify it by going to Heritage's website (coins.ha.com) and sign-in. Cal
I’ll be there. If anyone would like to meet, please PM me. Cal
Yeah, regular service can be fast, but not usually that fast. Economy is a different story. Cal
That's great. US or World and what tier? Cal
It’s a good book and Mike Harlan did his research well. It covers 30 specific moneyers 63-49 BC. Not sure if that was all of them in that time...
Green crusty stuff is probably copper salts with the copper coming from impurities in the silver. There are chemicals that could remove it, but...
OK. There are still two unanswered questions. 2-3. What U.S. sculptor, who was never a mint employee, designed a sitting liberty U.S. coin?...
I’ve done scores of submissions to PCGS over the years. I’ve never had an economy submission (U.S. or world) come back in the estimated time....
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