Yes, elevated temperatures can damage your coins and the holders in which they reside and what happens to the holder can have an effect upon the...
Wowie!
Ah, Randy-the personal touch! You don't see much of that these days.
Lovely coin. I'm a little surprised at a 40 grade since it's in a fairly new holder. I would expect a 45 with maybe a bump to 50 for the luster...
Whether this coin is a fake or not, it at least has the proper obverse and reverse for the BB-52 die marriage. The die crack in Liberty's hair is...
May you have 30,000 more!
No doubt about it. I have seen pretty liberal grading of early gold and some other issues. Now, whether or not CAC has relaxed their standards,...
If you go back in this US Coins forum to April 30, 2020, that is the last of a 3-page thread I started with a GTG-1859-O Liberty Seated Dollar....
No. I happen to like the coin and there is luster below that toning which has not reached the terminal stage. Besides, I've never dipped a coin...
I agree with both statements; the first a wish and the second a fact. But we know we might as well wish for unicorns so I subscribe to facing...
I assume you are referring to coins slabbed by one of the four TPGs in a Details holder that in one way or another says "Improperly Cleaned" and...
Nice write-up. I almost bought a nice one last week. And I've always pronounced this "fooktwanger" but I have no idea if that is even close to...
Robert, here's an example of an AU-62. This Liberty Seated dollar is a 58 because it does show touches of wear but it has been market-graded up...
Yes, the full slab photos actually show the coin off to much better advantage because the lens is farther away and the lights can be positioned...
Reveal: We were all over the place on this coin. I can't decide if it was the toning that was putting people off or my usual lousy photography....
I internally treat "I paid more than that..." with contempt because it is utterly immaterial to the transaction as far as I am concerned, whether...
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I doubt it was the 2x2 cardboard holders that caused your silver coins to spot. It was more likely the environment the coins were in. If the...
This is another FUN Show acquisition and one I actually went hoping to find. It's as listed in the title but I haven't been able to attribute the...
I think what you do and how you do it depends on a number of factors: - First, are you a "professional"? That is, are you a coin dealer with a...
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