The 7 deadly sins; greed, sloth, pride (the worst), lechery, gluttony, envy, anger; by the way every other belief system has similar lists,...
A dealer once told me about how he and his buddies would share their "rips". Another one for you.
Here is a general article on grading, etc.. http://www.rarenotes.net/world/grading.html
I approach the coin hobby from a scientific/rational perspective. I don't like the idea of collectors or dealers pulling the wool over on others....
Probably 62/63 due to chatter, or on a tough day 58 IMHO.
If you got a Poor-1 at PCGS it would be a homerun as they have a lot of demand for those.
What about glue residue? Is rubbing alcohol better than acetone? What are the best chemicals for a minimum of damage and a maximum of results?
Agreed; pictures shared on these or other forums would allow a pretty close estimate.
If you want to know what your currency is worth, I would first go to the Friedberg book, get the F# and then plug it into the auctions, preferably...
I've heard ballpoint pen is a lost cause. Just curious if acetone doesn't work for glue, what are other options without damaging the paper?
Any idea when it might be available to view them online?
HI--I just thought I would run this by other club members. An area club has periodic appraisal and buying weekends. They spend a lot on...
I pretty much stopped going with all the traps lurking in the cases. I don't want to be tempted plus I have credit card bills to pay off.
A collector, part-time dealer friend asked me to send in these tokens to NGC, got them back this week after a month wait, I have no idea on...
I'm sorry to hear about your bad results. I usually try to have at least two sets of experienced eyes look at a coin before a major submission if...
Many of the lettered edge coins had that sort of thing; both dollars and half dollars.
What ever happened to buy the coin not the holder? I guess with moderns under $50 it's no big deal. But the bias toward PCGS gets pretty...
Some of the modern coins give collectors a lot of pleasure; I have a friend in a re-hab facility who orders a lot of inexpensive certified moderns...
And Rick Montgomery left PCGS some years ago for NGC; I don't know what to make of the changes. Probably the classic coins are diminishing, and...
Leading graders agree over 80% of the time on their grade assignments, and though there is an art of grading and room for argument, there is a...
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