I understand full well, it is an agreement between USCBP and the Italian government (some agency). Without it, once the coins escape from Italy...
Their own imagination? It's proprietary and isn't disclosed. You get a check, take it, or leave it. I -imagine- they do things like check auction...
Nobody in this proceeding actually cares about coin collectors. The agreement is designed to make it difficult or impossible to profit from...
Actually, they pay their determination of the value (which often turns out to be less than the price guide) or the value on the submission form -...
The word, btw, is assist...
When you engage the lawyer for a question like this the question they ask you back is "what level of risk are you willing to accept". If the...
Sound is a poor test anyway.
No!!!! eBay is a private company - how they choose to interpret the laws is between them & their lawyers (and the government if they are found...
That's actually not what it means.... The value you select determines the maximum value you will receive in the event the coin is lost. That's in...
For proofs of that vintage the most telling diagnostic is the squared off rims. The Philadelphia mint used the medal press and struck the coins...
Understand what acetone will do, which is to remove ORGANIC contaminants. It won't do squat if that's actually toning (thin-film silver sulfide)....
@Conder101 - interestingly NCI is listed on the 1st page of the GreySheet all the way through the end of 1992 as one of the four grading...
It's also very hard to tell because proof dies were often used for business strikes after they were done minting proofs. The data is out there...
Don't dip it a 9th time
You might argue with individual weighting... but the concept of a quantitative method (and thus an objective, repeatable way) of grading was noble...
Tempting the fates is NEVER a good idea. The Karmic Chicken ALWAYS comes home to roost.
But you can't argue with the price guide, it's holy writ. It's the gospel. Why you are telling the parents their kid is ugly...
Do you really think the 1% are lurking on fleabay buying 1 gram gold bars????????????
Yup...
OK but that is not really DHL's fault...
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