Ehhh, theoretically perhaps, but to a degree there pretty much always has been a certain amount of instability. Assuming of course that one...
I am greatly saddened by this news and so sorry for your loss. He will be missed, but never forgotten !
I don't know what article you're reading, what your source is, but that isn't what happened. But I do know there are other articles that made the...
With this coin it was the grease/oil that prevented that contact, stopped the lines from being struck out. When it was a planchet the lines we see...
No not at all. When they came up with the idea of making reverse Proofs they simply offered them for sale, to anybody and everybody, just like...
Yes.
I wasn't disputing that Mike. I was merely agreeing with their reason for why that piece is missing - which what you asked to begin with.
Your choice of course, but what do you do when then is something harmful on the coin - just leave it there ? Here's the thing. If coins were...
They're not, they're flat, and the high points of the coin do touch the holder. I say no, absolutely not, and for several reasons. Proper coin...
So answer me this Charley, do you believe that gradeflation is a real thing or not ? And a simple yes or no is all that is I ask for.
I don't think so, the lines are too uneven and some too severe to be roller marks. I think he nailed it when he called them adjustment marks on...
If it was up to me I'd give these guys each the proverbial cigar ;) :jawdrop: Hopefully you're kidding.
It's been a long road and an even longer story Thad - hasn't it ? I'm sure there are some others who can recall all of it, or at least bits and...
Hmmm - I could be wrong but I think there's gonna be a "surprise" answer on this one.
More times than can be counted. The only explanation from the TPGs that I have ever seen, and that was years ago, is along the lines of - "over...
I await Mike's explanation for this one with bated breath :)
The answer will typically depend on one's philosophy on the matter. In other words, what's more important to somebody, looks, or practicality ?...
Fair enough, that's a plausible explanation Mike.
After you've seen the exact same thing happen over and over and over again, hundreds or even a thousand times over the years, that "wow" reaction...
You can try looking here, but you do have to be signed in to see it - https://www.greysheet.com/publications/library I'm also pretty sure that...
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