That PCGS virtual coin album is pretty neat. After completing the entire album set of registered PCGS slabbed coins, PCGS should give you a free...
But then what if after the counter-stamping, the coin is damaged? For example, if a Mexico City minted 8 Reales coin is counter-stamped by (enter...
So, I'm wondering, if one were to seek these "Cartwheel Proofs" (I'm not sure there's an official name for them, so I'm calling it this) from the...
I found a match on the Isle of Man "coin" on the 'Bay below. Maybe it's a privately made, novelty knock-off: [IMG] [IMG]...
I look at coin investment as a way to upgrade my collection. The greater the profit, the merrier my collection. :) That means for me that...
So do we consider the base coin a planchet? It seems to be so technically speaking. But it's damage in so far as the perspective from the...
I think they're real autographs (2nd pic below). But back to the OP, I've seen some Chief Engraver signed slabs, and they're not that enticing to...
I want to add this one, since it sticks out like a sore thumb: the Australian "holey" dollar. Official Aussie currency, from what I understand, of...
Pic heavy... Over the last few days or so, I received or reviewed these 4 world coins, and I have some questions about each of them. + 1988...
Here are price trend charts of auction prices realized for all available and slabbed MS grades of the 1955 DDO cent, for all colors (bn, rb, &...
It depends on one's definition of "rare". Does rarity also account for future decline in the rate of market entry? And at its core, is it a...
Imagine 10 Silver Eagles - will they fit in the volume of that bar? It looks like it'll be a tight squeeze - that is, if it's exact or too small...
For such a popular coin with fewer coming to market, is 30,000 originally struck a lot? How many survived circulation (e.g. melting, severe...
Although no one can know for sure, and there's a risk with everything... Here are a couple: + Coins that are already rare today and sought after...
Usually, if they're in their original packaging, barring any discoloration and such, I'd simply place the coins straight away into Quadrums....
What's up with those dashed lines running vertically and in parallel? Just sharpie marks? And, maybe get diameter and thickness measurements, too.
Yes, probably. I've seen MD on proof coins, but most of my proof coins have very little to no obvious MD. Although, with this '64 coin, they...
I am literally thinking it aloud lol. And, some of my questions are rhetorical... to make a point... hence my initial mention that there are proof...
The two images below are of the same coin... [IMG] [IMG]
I concur with others saying to leave it the way it is. That coin is polished, holed, and the reverse may be shaved away to make room for the...
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