An enjoyable read as always!
The new shop is in Skokie. The old one was in Evanston.
https://dailynorthwestern.com/2012/10/01/city/evanston-coin-dealer-charged-with-buying-stolen-goods/
It looks pretty much nice to me from the photo.
Do you like toned coins? Yes Are there certain colors you prefer over others? Anything that is more vibrant or rainbow as opposed to super dark...
There was a fairly long thread on them at the PCGS forum...
Anacs is a good choice for less expensive grading, especially when you have varieties that the others won't recognize. Also, the cardboard box is...
And here is a thread about the above coin: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/another-addition-from-kazakhstan-tobol-thinker-tantalum.367479/
This is the only one I can think of: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That's an appropriate grade. ...especially since I called it a 64 :p
MS 64 ....either an old Anacs or old NGC....I will guess NGC
The picture on the link shows a 69 but the table shows sales for both 69 and 70. The numbers I quoted are for 70s. Here is one of them: [ATTACH]
The 80-S, 81-S, and 82-S tend to come nice so sometimes they are (or at least seem to be) undergraded (not often but it happens). Quite a few are...
There isn't much recent sales history besides a raw example that sold for $115 on eBay (best offer accepted on a $125 ask). If you look up the...
If it's AU 58, then it won't get the PL designation. One would have to send to Anacs, ICG, or NGC to get it.
NGC will grade an AU coin with the "PL" designation. PCGS appears not to (there are a few in the population reports but they are considered as...
Surfaces look a bit strange but I think that might be the photo....I will say it straight graded as MS 64 PL
That was my thinking as well; without that one mark, 67 makes sense but with it, I'm not as convinced.
I had the same thought. It's interesting how we have two different posts with what seems like the same characteristics.
MS 62 ....obverse holds it back from a higher grade despite the nicer reverse
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