The Eliasberg collection is considered the one and only complete collection of "regular" U.S. issues. Regular issues exclude pattern,...
It's accepted by many that very rare coins are treated with a little more leniency by the grading services. They may give them a bit higher grade...
If anyone has the Feb 2014 Legend-Morphy catalog and is willing to scan and email me one page from it, please PM me. Although the prices realized...
Last week, went to the Smithsonian Museum of American History which houses the National Numismatic Collection. Definitely worth seeing. Saw the...
The current Legend internet auction (closes tomorrow) has several unopened GSA boxes up for bid. Each contains one Morgan ... mint is almost...
My thought is they can't helped but be influenced. I remember a couple of years ago asking a NGC official at a show if the grades on PCGS slabs...
In the 1800s and 1900s, if U.S. coins were struck with dies made in a past year or perhaps from new dies made from a hub which was made in a past...
Curious how cointalk identifies robots. Is it their luster or metallic voices or ring when struck? I'd love to strike one! Or maybe just a list...
Recently saw a raw early half eagle offered by a dealer that was being sold as mint state (based on no wear on the devices) but as cleaned and...
I find that viewing coins goes better with a good glass of wine. Maybe it's just color-matching, but I find a full-bodied syrah or zinfandel goes...
One of my peeves against both NGC and PCGS registries is that they allow obscured sets. These are sets that are listed and ranked, but the public...
Got my PCGS 30th anniversary medal at ANA in Anaheim. Thanks to @Cascade and @C-B-D in guiding me on how to do it. Started looking at it and...
Has anyone noticed any difference in strictness or consistency of grading by NGC or PCGS in show grading versus regular grading? Graders may be...
The cent is mostly zinc with a very small percent being the more expensive metal, copper. Cents weigh 2.5 g, so there are 454/2.5 = 182 of them...
If a coin is submitted for crossover grading and succeeds, does the grading service notify the service which had formerly graded the coin? It...
First, this post does not refer to any specific past events. However, if one has a large, valuable collection, what would be the advantage in...
I'll never have to worry about having a $1M coin to grade, but on the PCGS form the cost for grading such a coin is 1% of value plus $250 plus $5...
How does early bird admission work? Do you have to pay for it or be a member? Cal
Don't know about other folks, but I tend to accumulate plastic grading boxes. You send in one coin, it comes back in a box with twenty slots .......
First, this post may not be what you hoped, but it'll be in the right direction. I live in California, and as many are aware, the state charges...
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