Jim, I have seen it stated by one or more persons that the whole "monetized" argument is something that was concocted by the government, and...
The case has not gone (and may not ever go to) trial, so there is no court room or evidence at this point.
They did not know Izzy Swift had additional specimens until they surfaced a few years agao. NGC graded all 10 of them, not just 4.
While they were never officially released, there was a window of opportunity where citizens would have been able to legally trade their gold for...
Actually at the time, in each instance that a seller of a 1933 Saint was interviewed/questioned, eventually, Swift ended up being identified as...
Correct, that is what I'm saying. I believe that, for whatever reason, the secret service was obsessed with the 1933 Saints and overstepped their...
Thanks.
I don't understand the connection between the record keeping and your comment about certain date Saints having high mintages, but low survival...
If Swift exchanged gold of equal value to obtain 1933 Saints, depending on the date(s) of the transaction(s) it would not necessarily be illegal.
I have heard about reports of the gold turned in by the public but have no idea how accurate they were.
I agree. And I predict that if there is a settlement between the Langbord family and the government, it will include compensation to the buyer of...
Have you checked out the values of the estimated grades of your coins to determine whether they are worth spending the grading and postage fees...
Hi Michael, it looks NT to me.
Actually it almost certainly did pass through Swift's hands. All of the 1933 Saints which escaped the mint are thought to have originated with...
The luster for a BN copper coin looks to be exceptional. And the weakness in a few stars is pretty much irrelevant with respect to grade. The rest...
To those of you who guessed MS65BN, what held you back from guessing 66BN, other than that is a lofty grade for the type?
What you see is what you get. I think it's way out of line to call it a scam.
I have no idea what that is Doug. But in trying to asses whether a coin is genuine or not, you and I do things differently. You tend to look at...
See here: http://en.mimi.hu/numismatic/die_polish.html One way to distinguish them from hairlines is that they stop at, instead of crossing over...
It looks like a genuine AU58 to me. And I am guessing that the coin hasn't been cleaned, but that the lighting/imaging merely made it look that way.
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