I changed the word satin to regular in the quote above. I understood what you said, but wanted to be sure it wasn't misinterpreted.
THat's cool! IIRC, Hoot is not as active any more in collecting. Last I heard, he was in med school....Mike
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Perhaps someone more familiar with these can comment (Lehigh?), but I have not seen any of these coins in PCGS plastic.
That's a very interesting story, and tells you the value of the PCGS brand as far as eBay bidders are concerned, IMO. If I were considering...
Gorgeous!
If the melt value is gold related, I would wager you are going to be incorrect in the short to medium term (say 5 years). And I am not just...
And I stand (happily) corrected. :)
Other than they are "unique" with respect to the look (i.e. I've never seen a coin made from nickel tone similarly), no, I didn't notice anything...
I think selling gold to buy non-gold coins would be a huge mistake. Two reasons -- transaction costs and the future price of gold. That said, if...
Fixed.
Coins in NGC slabs are often cockeyed. Sometimes you can tap the slab and get the coin to reseat. Be careful not to do it too hard and crack the...
Yes, they're beautiful. :)
Once you've been burned, your eyes get trained really quick. ;)
In my experience, weak strike doesn't matter on these coins -- at least until you get to the highest of grades (67+). They are almost always weak...
Yes.
Hmm. My first thought was genuine and altered. But really, that's just a guess because I don't know these coins well enough to attribute, and...
Well then it ain't a guess the grade thread! ;) :D
"dumbest thing you've ever done" I bought a puttied $10 eagle before I knew how to spot putty. I will not do that again. How? A black light...
Would you pay the same price for an original antique versus one that's been restored? Would you pay more for a original mint 1967 corvette rather...
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