That "barcode" is hilarious.
Overrated: + Most of the modern silver commemoratives + Last year's bullion silver rounds; also applies to almost every year before that, save...
Yeah that's probably safest. The first two are straight from sets. The third one is authentic but yesterday I purchased a replacement upgrade for...
This is a bit off-topic, but let's say that someone finds a very rare and valuable coin outside in the dirt while metal detecting. Let's say that...
$100K-$120K? Then assuming the other figures, graders get paid about $1 per coin per grader ($2 minimum per coin if only two graders grade)....
Actually, if NGC requires two independent graders per coin, assuming that there are no disagreements with the grades, then the above figure needs...
Btw... I'm not sure how old that NGC video is, but I always thought NGC and the other TPGs had way more than 20 or so graders. If they have to...
Here's NGC's grading process, for those of you wondering... [MEDIA]
I'll give eBay a try. I may have to settle on this one until I get a better feeling for ancient coins to dish out that much lol: [IMG]
Vcoins seems to be out of Viking coins at the moment. I'll have to browse random sites to see what I can find and check back here.
Ok, I think I'll look into ancient Vikings silver coins. Is there a recommended and reputable database to look them all up in one massive list w/...
This one's not real, but 1/2 Real. When you see it... [ATTACH]
1012 kg of .9999 pure gold, $1M FV Australian round with a present melt value of over $36 million... typical day at your local TPG. "Meh, too...
Ok, my third and final one (for now) arrived today. Here are my real, au naturel ones from the SA Mint: Sterling ingot from 40th Anniversary...
There's no further cost to put the "actual" or estimated value next to the coins on the submission form, right? That is, there's no further cost...
Also, what about damages that can be "fixed", such as a fingerprint on the plain non-reeded rims, or anywhere else on the coin? My guess is that...
So, as the submitter, I only have to worry about insuring the mail that the coins go in, to and from?
Oh I know they do. The "pain and suffering" part is probably one of the most undervalued ones.
I see their risk of damaging a coin as very low. But I'm still curious as to what they'll do about it. Probably more curious to see the grader's...
Do filters, cropping, etc. count? lol I think those would mostly fall under the realm of "sound" practice, despite the fact that they may be...
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