Saturday seemed very light traffic. Typical tire kickers. I was told by a couple of dealers that Thursday and Friday were good to very good sale...
Here is something I just picked up at the Long Beach show. It's a one year type coin. While not necessarily a rare coin in itself, even in unc...
Actually, there are more than 11 of them. There are at least 2 in the Smithsonian. There is also a widely held belief that the coin that was sold...
There are numerous coins where only one example was produced. This year alone I handled several. I also handled probably around 100 coins were the...
Anyone know anything about this coin? [img] I picked it up in a large collection I purchased and know nothing about it or even that it...
It has the appearance of a proof. Indian proofs are frequently not of high quality. Krause lists proofs starting in 1960, so it is possible that...
Very little India. It's in at PCGS right now. I think it was mainly better type, but XF condition coins. Nothing spectacular. Hopefully I'll get...
A few of my recent pick ups from the NYINC show last month. [img] 1627 Germany (Augsburg) Taler. Davenport 5026. NGC MS63 (which was harsh)....
Do NOT assume that the coin is counterfeit based only on the fact that the legend is incorrectly spelled. Coins of this era are frequently found...
Krause lists this coin at $125 with the notation that "Values for the 1958-63 proof issues are for impaired proofs. Brilliant proofs may bring 3...
Because Heritage doesn't own the coins. If I was the consignor and Heritage took my PCGS graded coins, sent them to NCS for conservation and then...
Or the Isabella quarter which also stated copy in the auction. Or the 1943 copper cent. Or the Pine Tree shilling. Or the.... I have the...
Stick a copper cent over a flame and you can get it to turn partially white. I assume with a little patience you could get the whole coin to turn...
There will be practically no US coins there. I'm not sure of the exact requirements, but a dealer once told me that they are not allowed to have...
When mailing, I put them in the crown size flips and then put all those flips in a ziplock bag. Then wrap the bag around itself and tape closed....
PCGS does NOT require Registered Mail. I thrown many coins in padded mailers and sent them off to them. None of the TPG require Registered. They...
If you need help to determine the authenticity of a coin - including such an obviously altered coin like this example - them you should not be...
I know very little about these, but these coins do not look old to me. They look like they were struck in the 1970's.
A thumbed MS63.
Send them back to NGC under their Appearance Review service which is free. They'll dip them to a nicer appearance or buy them back if they are ruined.
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