It was first struck by a car and then by a bus.
Hey, that's my defense! A good scotch defense!!!!!!
Pull the lever and give them a power rinse!
I've learned that not all coins at a given grade are alike; especially mint state coins. I saw a gorgeous 1881-CC PL Morgan at a coin show a few...
I don't think you learn much from the red book about grading; especially the higher grade coins and borderline details coins. Also, the red book...
Aren't you supposed to also hang bells on the slowest one?
Thanks for the well written response. I agree completely with what you said. For me, I don't think that at this stage of my life, I'm ever going...
And that's the issue I've mostly had. I'll buy a nice raw coin that I feel I got at a good price and later I learn more and realize that the...
If I had the income in the 60's that I had just before I retired I could have bought many rare dates. Unfortunately, they haven't invented a time...
Unfortunately, most modern key dates won't increase much in value in my lifetime; what's left of it. When I started collecting coins in the late...
Thanks for clearing that up. I'm a little slow today, tomorrow,...
How is the removal of chemically bonded material not cleaning?
That would be one heck of a dip:-)
So, would it be better to send coins to PCGS than NGC to be graded if a coin obviously hasn't been abrasively cleaned? Is PCGS more likely to...
That's my issue. For some reason we tend to like a coin until the TPGs tell us it's cleaned. What's changed about the coin?
Where did you find my high school picture? My head looks smaller these days without hair.
I understand what you said. Removing pvc residue is cleaning since you are removing something, whether or not it has a chemical effect on the...
I recently sent in and received a group of three cent nickels to/from NGC. Several that came back unc details looked very similar to some that...
The ones with the broom sticks.
A high grade red 1935-S could bring a nice premium. Circulated examples for both dates and MM are worth a few cents over face.
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