Very cool setup. PVC is really only a danger if it comes into contact with the surface of the coin. That's why PVC flips are bad. This type of...
Collectors of ancients generally disapprove of slabbing. No company guarantees authenticity, and the grades they give are a joke.
@SuperDave more or less covered it for me. When selling, generally I want PCGS. When buying, I trust my eyes on matters of grading and welcome the...
I'm unimpressed. The $5m savings from putting more copper in the nickel is literally chump change. The other provisions are likely no-goes based...
I agree. That's a great looking coin for under $200.
Nay!
I would prefer the middle one myself. Were the first one not missing most of TI CAESAR, it would be my hands-down favorite.
Good score! William I tends to be hard to find, and expensive. This is a nice one.
I wouldn't say "very few," but it's definitely not the norm, and a tab toning pattern is worth a good premium. It's similar to textile toning in...
ANA standards are fairly irrelevant when evaluating grades from PCGS (and other companies). The fact that there's a green CAC sticker on the slab...
That's pretty featureful, but it still can't encompass my modest collection due to not having good support for ancients or exonumia, not to...
IIRC, Tomaska's book says that Bugs Bunny clashes are known for all but one date/mint combo. I don't have my book right now to check, but they...
Is there anything a collector might want out of collection tracking software that a simple Excel sheet can't give you? I can understand maybe a...
I agree 100% with @Mikey Zee's assessment. Nothing is throwing any red flags for me, but these lifetime coins are the most in-demand, hence...
I don't think so. The legends are too complete for that. I would bet on it being an authentic half groat over a clipped groat.
That's what an XRF tester is for.
Lawyers get paid in one of two ways. One is on contingency, which is where they get paid a percentage of any settlement. The other is hourly +...
What do you mean "trust"? Gold is gold. Generally, with bullion coins, any premium you pay on the buy side you make back on the sell side, anyway.
I've found that when a dealer has their own site and an eBay store, coins on their site are typically listed at around 10-15% less than on eBay....
Consider yourself lucky! I live in a major metro area, and haven't found a decent local shop within 30 minutes of me. Fortunately, there's at...
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