I didn’t say buying raw coins from auctions was dangerous or about luck. But getting them to refund your money if you buy a fake from them...
Sounds to me like you’ve been lucky. I guarantee if I tried to return a raw coin to an auction house by claiming “it’s fake” they would make me...
First of all I said 97%+ That means 97% all the way up to 100%. As to your question about the grading being in the top 20%: You can find it all...
Oh ok thanks for the clarification! You know Heritage sells raw coins too though right? Not just slabbed ones.
Ironically instead the US is doing the opposite of China. They allow Customs & Border control to intercept & confiscate any items from antiquity...
Apparently Microsoft alone estimates losing approximately $10 billion per year due to China counterfeiting & pirating software such as Microsoft...
Oh yeah I forgot to say this: If you take a look at the old Athenian owl Tetradrachms you’ll see how many of them have test cuts. Apparently...
Yeah see HA only issues refunds for fakes if you return it within 7 days. I doubt most people would be able to have an expert prove it’s fake...
I wouldn’t exactly say it’s an “excuse”. In my mind I view it kind of like training wheels on a bicycle. It’s a way for a beginning collector...
P.S. It’s also important to note that the importation of fake coins into the US from China is illegal as well. Even if the Chinese government...
I think the Western world should retaliate by faking Chinese stuff. It’s so frustrating that China knowingly allows its citizens to rip...
That was my bad I meant to say I think people are more comfortable with NGC slabbing a coin is genuine than they are with an auction house saying...
Yeah but both of those numbers are within the grade. So a coin can be an F coin but still get 5/5 on both strike & surface if it’s in the top 20%...
Here is an aureus of Augustus that I think is a much more competent fake. If I compared it to a real one I would be able to tell. Yes it lacks...
I think a lot of people just feel more comfortable with an NGC guarantee than an auction house guarantee. I have bought several ancient Roman...
Well you know that a 5/5 is only part of the grade right? Usually there is a normal grade like XF and then the strike & surface are graded out of...
They may not “guarantee” authenticity but their judgement is still highly reputable. It’s not like we read stories every day about NGC graded...
I think the job NGC does is giving new collectors the opportunity to participate without fear of getting ripped off, or worse, fake coins. We all...
Well I mean there have been stories about them intercepting tens of thousands of slabbed fakes from China destined for the marketplace. In my...
I think the problem with a photo certificate is that it only grades the coin at the time of submission. What if someone damages it or cleans it...
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