There will be 350 1-ounce silver proofs, all graded PR70DC, and 3,500 1-ounce silver business strikes. In addition, there will be non-monetized...
OK, it’s not Lizzie Borden. I’m referring to the face of Ms. Liberty on St. Gaudens double eagles … specifically the normal relief business...
I consider the people I actually know at club meetings to be honest and have no fear of them pocketing coins that are passed around. But at large...
Received an email from Joe Orlando than he is resigning as CEO. Collectors Universe owns PSA, PCGS and the Long Beach show. The shakeup...
Grading from pictures can be tough, but I’d like some opinions on the French 10-franc coin below. NGC has it graded MS64. Because of the...
Just received my copy of the new 2nd revised edition of The Gold Sovereign by Michael Marsh (revised by Steve Hill). Pre-ordered last month from...
Most of us have seen scenes of a sharpshooter (usually an actor who doesn’t know a trigger from a hammer) nailing a poor coin tossed in the air....
Idea is to name a major coin type produced by a branch mint for only one year prior to 1999. Must be a type intended for circulation in the U.S....
Sent in the pair (U.S. silver medal and U.K. 2£ coin) to PCGS a while ago but can’t complain about the outcome … I was lucky. See the pics. 70...
Yup, just recognized by Guinness World Records. It’s gold with a face value of ¼ franc. Diameter is about 0.1 inch (3 mm) and weight about...
This is the first, but not the last, of I don’t know how many. Posting interval will vary from one week to decades. Try to answer from your...
Logically, it seems it should. There would be nothing to encapsulate if it didn’t cross. But maybe it’s just another rung on the status ladder...
Suppose you send a recently minted coin to NGC or PCGS, and it comes back graded 69. You look and look with magnification and can’t find a flaw....
Recently received some coins back from PCGS. Instead of the usual plastic box, they arrived in a white cardboard box. I like the design. It’s...
I’ve been a buyer on eBay for almost as long as it’s existed. I have over 1000 purchases (very few are coins) with 100% positive feedback. I’d...
I was astonished at the bright purple toning in this PCGS photo of a Morgan fifty cent copper pattern. It’s J-1602 and PR66+RB. And yeah, I...
Thefts occurred over 10 years ago, but legal wrangling over sentencing of thieves may still be going on. Superbowl rings awaiting distribution,...
NGC slab numbers (i.e. certification numbers) have a 6- to 8-digit number followed by a dash followed by a 3-digit suffix. The suffix is the...
I like to look occasionally at the shared orders on the PCGS website (see link below) to see what’s being graded and what the grades and...
53 years ago, a 6 year old boy in Russia shoved a 1 kopek coin up his nose. He couldn’t get it out and was afraid to tell adults. He then forgot...
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