The definitive, and documented, answer has already been given in post #22.
They do huh ? Reckon you better tell them that then. I mean they sure do have quite a few of them listed. [ATTACH]...
Hey - sometimes I'll come out of the mirror without anybody saying anything - just sayin [ATTACH]
Contrary to comments - the mods do mind ! And this thread and others have come dreadfully close to crossing the line when it comes the rules of...
They do exactly the same. The surfaces of business strike coins are just as delicate as they are on Proofs. If it hairlines a Proof, it will...
This is the answer. Metals for coinage were deposited with the mint by private individuals. And it wasn't just the US mint who did this, all mints...
No, no dust can get on the coins once they are sealed in the pliofilm. Before packaging ? Yeah, dust could get on the coins before they were...
Well lemme make it a little more clear for ya Salvador. In your short time here you have walked right up to the edge of that becoming true. No,...
You can also have a coin like this one - [ATTACH] [ATTACH] There were only about a 150 of these even minted. And yet when I bought it over...
Nope, not in any way. Quite the opposite in fact. I'm merely pointing out that since air can pass right through pliofilm, just like it does with...
Yup, it can happen, it has happened. But typically when that does happen the resulting toning usually occurs in small areas, and very seldom if...
Do unpopular coins make for valuable or collecta coins Sometimes, but not often. And even when it does, it depends on the circumstances. Ya see,...
No, not at all. It was just that I was tempted to make a really sarcastic comment about a certain member that shall remain "unnamed" - and I bit...
Of course it does. But they conveniently ignore that because they choose to simply ignore it. Ya see, they write rules for their guarantee,...
Well, lemme ask you this. If that were a valid reason for 1 coin, how could it possibly NOT BE a valid reason for any coin ? The fact that it...
There doesn't need to be one - the pliofilm itself is air permeable. That said, asking why one coin tones while others (in the same package)...
Ahhhh - so there are some coins you don't have. You ARE a mere human like the rest of us then ! :D :D :D
Oooooooooooh - that was a close one ! The devil almost made me say something :eek: :jawdrop: :woot: But nope, I aint gona do it :muted:
The TPGs have never followed/used the ANA grading standards. But yeah, prior to 2004 TPG grading was a whole lot stricter than it is today. That...
I get the feeling that comment was made tongue in cheek. But I should have added something for those that don't realize it or don't understand how...
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