Assuming that the people actually existed, and the story happened as told in the Gospels, I would choose to own one of the coins that Judas was...
You make a good point. But, when initially planning the collection I decided to go slabbed as opposed to raw. My OCD (Not really, but you know)...
I'm not even gonna try and side-step this one........I am the person that you've described here. I appreciate the historicity and artful beauty...
As I said, I was willing to tolerate "smoothing", at least within my assumed definition of the word. But even the NGC valuation distinguishes...
I agree with everything you said. I'm not an expert, and even if I were, there's only so much that can be gleaned from auction photos. But here is...
I can do you one better, here are the actual photos that were used in the auction listings: [IMG] The coin doesn't look like that in hand, but...
In my attempt to educate myself on these subjects, I was working on the assumption that "Smoothing" referred to field alteration while "Tooled"...
They all guarantee authenticity, but nothing explicitly beyond that. I certainly feel deserving of a refund, as I was counting on their...
I started up a Roman Emperor collection a while back as my first delve into ancient coins. Many of you provided useful advice and tips on...
I do not remember much about the story (Person, TPG, Who told me, etc), but I remember hearing a story about a guy at one of the currency grading...
That all makes a lot of sense, especially 1 and 2. I didn't consider the "authenticity" issues that may be encountered with higher end coins. And...
Sad if this is the case. Pretty horrible if a non-profit established as a congregating point for hobby enthusiasts couldn't hold itself to a...
The sad reality is that any past success that others have had represents a decrease in the prospect of your future successes. With respect to...
I eventually want my entire collection in the same type of slab. My slab of choice is the NGC prong type. I either seek out coins in these slabs,...
I've never quite understood the reasoning behind grading tiers to begin with. It's kind of like tipping, which is an institution that doesn't make...
More and more, I've grown to appreciate quality over quantity in my collections. An upside is that I rarely find myself in a position of culling...
I was at a local estate auction about 15 years ago. One of the lots was for a couple of 1850s cents. I looked at them and said, "Cents used to be...
There is a currently active thread where someone asked similar questions, might be worth having a look:...
Probably worth pointing out that going into debt for coins (or anything hobby related) is never a good idea. Certainly not anything as...
The "Buy it Now" option and variable starting bids are the problem with Ebay. When people use these options, it's because they want to hold out...
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