Yup, they received my French 10-franc coin and British crown on Feb 25. They still haven’t released the images though. Guess I should be happy...
A major complaint I have with the PCGS registry is that they allow hidden sets where all you get to see is the rank, percent completion and scores...
Apparently, roll searching has become popular in Australia, and banks don’t like it. Oz-speak for roll searching is coin noodling. See the link....
Gradeflation gets a lot of verbiage on the forum. For newbies, gradeflation refers to a loosening of grading standards by grading companies over...
Was looking in the 2022 Red Book and question occurred to me. Paged through looking at values. Was surprised by the answer. Take a guess...
Perhaps you don't know it, but you can see what PCGS has graded the last few weeks and the grades assigned. Just go to...
I’ve noticed that the registry of a major grading service can be used for directly selling coins. The seller sets up a custom set so they can...
Was reading an article about the status of the bald eagle in the most recent Smithsonian magazine. Nice that they’re doing great. Then there...
Recently received an order back from PCGS, and they added a $2 “packing fee”. This was in addition to grading, shipping and handling fees. I...
The coin in question is a 1937 pattern penny of British King Edward VIII. Only about 50 pattern coins were minted. Edward abdicated shortly...
He was a vault associate at a store in Arizona. Duties included collecting cash from and distributing to registers as well as running cash to and...
I didn’t submit anything to NGC last year, but had in previous years. Submitted most recently in 2020 and shipped to them via FedEx express. I...
Rather striking. See link. Cal https://mymodernmet.com/crescent-shay-dress-made-of-pennies/
I follow the auctions of the major US companies … sometimes bidding, occasionally winning a coin. A day or so after the auction ends, some...
Was reading an article by a carpenter who does some demolition work on old New England houses. Sometimes he’ll salvage chunks of hardwood and...
The technique is muonic X-ray emission spectroscopy. Muons are subatomic particles which can penetrate metal to at least the thickness of coins....
The American Numismatic Society (ANS) was able to purchase most of the archives of the Medallic Art Company (MACO), which went bankrupt in 2016....
Christos Pouloglou, 33, lost a collection of 22-carat gold coins from his room on the 21st floor after going out to dinner with his wife. He is...
I’ve noticed that older, high-grade copper coins often sell for a huge premium if the color has been graded red (RD) rather than red-brown (RB)....
239 pre-revolutionary (Louis XIII and XIV) French gold coins were found in the wall of a house during renovation in 2019. Their existence was...
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