A couple people I've talked to tend to agree that PCGS has tightened its grading.
I'm going to be careful and not go stupid. I've got two negatives: -- my age (78) -- I'm am ex-smoker So far my wife and I have not stuck out...
I've had my eye on this show for quite a while. IMO there's a strong chance that it'll be a "go". And I noticed one thing -- no Sunday session. I...
I see it as "Cleaned" and "Damaged". But I wouldn't kick it out of my collection if it were mine.
Right now the next show I'm going to attend (if the coronavirus thing settles) will be the November Baltimore Whitman Show.
I am personally against assigning a grade to a coin labeled "Genuine" or "Details". But if a coin gets one of those labels I want to know the...
I just got the latest Coin World Weekly and that's what their front page says.
I don't use a white background when making any of my coin images. I've found that the light coming off of a white background tends to darken the...
I know almost nothing about ancients. Isn't there a VERY small coin called a Widow's Mite?
What everyone said, "cleaned" being the operative word..
Thanks, all.
I thought I had a complete 2¢ set. But in the Red Book there are two dated 1865 but you'd only know that if you read the footnote. This is the one...
Looking at it from that angle, it's possible. If so I may not be spending as much as I thought.
I have to agree with you based on current thinking about TPG's grading. What I understand is that coins lightly cleaned in the distant past and...
I thought that increased competition caused prices to get lower. I've noticed a prominent dealer has a lot of material currently listed on eBay....
"Cleaning" when referencing acetone is more correctly like "conserving". Acetone helps remove the crud and corruption that gets stuck in the nooks...
If they are run anything like the Baltimore Whitman Shows you'll just have to wait for the next regularly scheduled show. Both the spring and...
@Denis Richard Great images. 1. I'm not a professional photographer nor do I aspire to be one. I just want an image that shows what my coin...
It should be on a copper-plated zinc planchet.
I think I'm in the AU ballpark.
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