Just picked this up today in a lot. I think this says year 5 10 2 Meiji? How do I get a Gregorian date from this? I found some charts, but I'm...
I would say that all notes are related to a specific service you are paying for, are they not (unless you're just writing a cake recipe on your...
1) You can definitely have more than one key date in a set. I use the terms "big key" if there is one key date that is significantly harder to...
Don't get me wrong. Some of the reps are awesome all of the time and fix stuff very quickly. I've never had a bad experience with their customer...
Yep that's a nice one. I especially like finding die cracks on silver Washington quarters. Some of the late die states have fairly progressed...
I'm positive that is the case, which is why when they tell me it will be corrected later on in the process I do not believe it for a hot second....
On an unrelated note. I do use a trick sometimes to be able to verify labels on submissions before they ship out. Provided the submission you want...
I do the same. I haven't mailed in coins in many years. Only show submissions.
In my experience the classic Austro-Hungarian coins coming out of the German NGC office are graded more loosely and are more likely to be...
No doubt, but I also don't expect them to. I do expect them to be truthful. Some background: most of the problems I've encountered are due to...
My favorite cat coins: Hungary 100 (copper-nickel) and 200 (silver) Forint 1985. [ATTACH] Neither are expensive issues.
I've had great customer service from NGC over the years, but just the last year I've for the first time had several bad experiences. These are...
I've found many 21 and 21D mercs in junk bins over the years. Not all mercs are well sorted. The overdates are likely out there as well.
I use bare fingers for water and acetone, but nitrile gloves and baskets for the "hard stuff".
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Buying slabbed coins sight unseen has much greater problems than the potential that a coin has developed a problem while in the slab. Ignoring...
A good read, thanks.
Slabs are not completely airtight, so gasses/moisture can still get in gradually. This is one of the reasons why NGC doesn't have an unlimited...
The thing to remember here Mark, is that damage is unlimited. In other words people can do anything under the sun to a coin to damage it....
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