OK, OK. In plain talk, oval coins. And please, oval when they came from the mint. No PM creations from elongators, trains, etc. One of mine is...
Bit of a rant. Sent a NGC coin to PCGS for crossover grading to same grade. Came back as “did not cross”. Irritating that they don’t tell you...
When I first started collecting US coins in the 1980s, I got cheated so many times on grade that I switched to ancients. Any US coin I bought,...
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Thanks again. I think I finally got it right. Time for my nap. Cal
Charley, Thanks for the correction. I did an edit so it reads "Both PCGS and NGC have CAC in their registries now." Need my second cup of hot...
Both PCGS and NGC have CAC in their registries now. However, both may regret it as CAC becomes a primary grader and competitor. However, PCGS...
Could you do a repost; I was unable to find your original post. And explain further. My info on the chip workings is third hand from another...
So, what’s the exotic reader? It’s my phone! Most advanced smart phones have a NFC reader (mine’s a Samsung A53). To see if yours has it,...
Have done business with both firms for years and never noticed before, but it appears to be true. Noticed because I recently sent in a PCGS...
I accept that being at the encapsulation stage does not mean the coin crossed. However, it was sent-in with the stipulation that it could be...
When you look up progress of your coin through the grading process at pcgs.com, there is a blue progress bar that gets longer. First stage is...
There would probably be little price difference in simple chips and more complex, programmable chips when bought in quantity. PCGS could...
Below are some links that give info on NFC/RFID security protocols. If you think about it, a chip that sends out the same info every time it is...
The chip used on PCGS holders uses NFC (near field communication), which is an inductive field communication similar to wireless battery charging....
What will happen is that for heavily counterfeited slabs, dealers and auction houses and hopefully, collectors will buy only "chipped" slabs and...
Yeah, except these coins are in individual, sturdy, supplied-by-the-mint, plastic capsules. No chance of coins clashing together. Only clashing...
I buy a few coins issued by former USSR republics that are in original mint-issued plastic capsules. Usually, I buy on eBay from sellers in...
Yeah, and it get real interesting … shocking even … when a coin slips through the heating grid and contacts the grounded case of the toaster....
Yeah, I remember those days too. If you had a university account number, you could go to the stock room with a gallon jug, give the account...
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