I would urge everyone to read Coin Week on a regular basis - https://coinweek.com/ They have a great many articles written by knowledgeable...
No. Rob forgot to mention that the "you're drafted" part was a joke.
Make no mistake Jay, the folks who work for the TPGs are extremely knowledgeable. As a general rule they know far more about coins than the vast...
If you really want to learn, read everything you can find about coins. And buy books ! Particularly on the subject coins that interest you most.
In effect, isn't that pretty much what was done once people decided to put their trust in the TPGs ? They make up their own rules and decide...
1973 was the year the mint changed their policy. Prior to that the mint didn't care if Proofs had the cameo effect or not. After that they...
Do you remember your thread where you asked about Specimen coins ? https://www.cointalk.com/threads/specimen-coins.310874/ The answer to your...
Oh I'm gonna try it. But try it yourself, it's pretty simple.
LOL ! I like it :D
That's the thing - you can never know if toning is truly terminal until after you dip the coin. There have been more coins than you can count that...
Two reasons: back when they changed their policy (2007) they needed the business, and agreeing to slab problem coins was one way of getting it....
Those are not my words. That is a copy/paste of the words of PCGS themselves. Point being, none, not a one, of the coins in those slabs is given...
I don't think so. I don't think it has anything to do with the rubber band being a rubber band. I think rubber bands are simply the thing commonly...
:rolleyes: You're still here aint ya ? :D You should know by now, if I get fed up, there aint nuttin left - not even a grease spot :D
And before !
Some of us already have, but simply refuse to leave :D
For decades the rule was quite simple - any problem coin is ungradable. That means the coin cannot be graded, period. This rule was in place and...
I've posted these announcements before from time to time, pretty sure everybody is familiar with them. Our new moderator is a familiar face - Rob,...
As always, it comes down to definitions. Basically you're saying the same thing I have said for as long as I can remember. From a purely...
BREAKING NEWS Kurt - every coin there is has at least some degree of toning when it's 1 day old ! And there have been millions of coins, that had...
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