Sadly, this is fairly common among dealers. If they are selling, it's MS. If they are buying, it's XF. That's why you need to know your stuff! :D
@Hiddendragon that's a really cool set you picked up! I would never have thought you'd find these at a garage sale! Just for others to see, I...
They have an entire drop down menu of what they call "COINS" -- it's not rocket science man! ;)
Well, Doug, given that the US Government/Mint considers everything they create that is denominated as a "coin" then I think I'm going to go with...
$7 is nothing to be embarrassed about. People pay hundreds of dollars for beanie babies -- and other sorts of things. This hobby is yours, so...
Buy what you like, so long as you don't get fleeced in the process. As others have stated, these are not mint products and are generally frowned...
Different coins were released with the laser etching beginning in different years. There was no "transition" state of any of the coins. They are...
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I lost interest in the proof sets when they moved to the hideous "laser etched" frosting process. By 2010, all proof coins were manufactured with...
It might be the other way around...
Right, so proofs are coins. And, there are LOTS of world proof coins with extremely low mintages (i.e., rare coins). I don't see where...
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For some reason, PCGS graded ASEs are known to milk-spot quite often. It's not covered under their "guarantee"... :( If you are really into ASEs...
I'm 35, I don't think I qualify as an "old dog"... :D
Here we are, 18 pages of replies, and not one iota of evidence these will be anything more than the next "US Mint Flop"... If this is the "coin...
As long as PCGS and NGC have existed they have used MS64. They didn't suddenly invent it mid-game. Sure, it wasn't used by dealers in the 70's,...
Yawn.
NCLT is by definition legal tender. Even though it may not be used as money, it legally can be used as money and is thus a coin. You can't just...
A change in grading standards is not the same as a change in a grading system. I understand you are extremely negative with regard to TPGs, but...
[IMG] @GDJMSP graduated from high school. :D
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