Thanks @Conder101 thats pretty interesting and something that I hadn't really considered.
For the record, I think TPGs have helped the hobby much more than they devalue their services with practices like this, but are they really...
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AU-58 (or weakly struck, hard to say if it's one of the other).
Where in the world are you finding electrotypes? I remember seeing an 1804 dollar years ago, but have never seen another one (that was noted at...
65, 62
I'm quite sure both of them went to CAC, but only one got the nod.
Not all 65s are created equal; certainly the more expensive one looks far nicer to my eye and I assume JA as well. Not to mention that the coin...
I don't see anything wrong with it either, but what's the point? Is someone actually worried that a fake coin may not be a genuine fake?
It would depend on the series, there are prominent dealers for just about every series. What is your interest, or are you just going after some...
So what exactly is NGC certifying? That it is a genuine fake? This is just stupid. I would be embarrassed to turn this in for scrap silver. I'd...
Well I don't care for the adjustment marks on the Contursi specimen, but it was clearly made as a presentation piece. I've seen it in hand and it...
VF-35. Based on the color, it looks like it took a light cleaning, but still looks very nice.
You'd be surprised how many collectors are in China.
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What tha?!
You would likely do better just buying one already graded PR-70. There's really no way to grade a proof from an image especially the difference...
I rather doubt that they would cross grade to PCGS, but generally ANI isn't too far off. Can you post any images?
That's a pretty cool error, but 9K? Ahhhh, no.
FS is most commonly used on twentieth century coins. For earlier coins, there were several specialists that applied numbers to die pairs and...
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