Why spend the money to send it to CAC? In VG it doesn't make any difference if it has a sticker or not. If there is a difference, I doubt that it...
I just went 0 for 5 in a Heritage auction. I came in second on four of them. I based my bids on the PCGS price guidelines, which are full retail...
The .500 alloy is also more prone to going bad with toning.
Promoters have been pushing Ike Dollars in Unc. for $300 or there abouts for years. They claim they are rare "Gem Uncirculated" examples. Since I...
Here's a raw piece from a 1937 Coronation Set. I think part of your problem is that these coins were 50% silver and 50% copper when made for...
Here is an 1816 large cent. This date was included in the Randal Hoard. [ATTACH]
You can tell that their inner liners are “inert” by the spots and toning. Did anyone else notice the 2017-P cent was the 225 anniversary of the...
Paper money is made of cloth which will shrink. I don’t think you can reduce the size of coins with changing the metallic molecules. I think cloth...
Certification is becoming more popular for ancient coins. Some dealers I know, who used to liberate them, are now marketing them in the slab. I...
My collection is mostly silver and coins that used to be silver. I was surprised that learn that the sestertus was the coin of account for valuing...
No, all of the printed elements on the bill are smaller; it’s not just the size of the note. I have heard that it’s possible to shrink U.S. paper...
If you are going to buy any significant pre 1933 U.S. gold, I would strongly recommend that you buy certified coins which have been reviewed by...
Historically, that has not been the case. This is especially true when coin collectors "sense" that gold is headed for a correction. I've seen...
Here's a link to my gold type set which is on the NGC registry. I've been collecting gold type coins since I was in high school in the 1960s. One...
It’s a nice touch, but Americans have objected to it when the designers did it on regular issue U.S. coins. The CWTs were different. For the...
If you want to make sure that the coin is GENUNINE, SEGS and the other firms that were mentioned will get that right. If you want a coin where the...
Yep! It looks like "the orange hoodie" has been replaced by "the maid service." It's too bad you didn't download a picture.
They were struck. Casting is the stock and trade for counterfeiters. Striking coins is faster once you have quality dies, and the resulting coins...
An Oak Tree shilling [ATTACH] An Oak Tree two pence [ATTACH] A Massachusetts half cent [ATTACH]
The coin has a dull washed out look. It's not the sort of thing that CAC normally stickers.
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