I'll give you that, you can get better pictures in the PCGS slab compared to the NGC slab, however, you can get even better pictures of the coin...
Don't buy coins on eBay if the seller is using stock photos.
That's a real beauty. Makes me want to pick one up now.
A few pieces of advice: Nobody here is trying to give you bad advice on purpose here. People are taking time to give their best assessment from...
Did you look on acsearch?...
The metallic composition makes a huge difference for classic medals, especially for Europe. Many of the larger silver and gold medals were melted...
So I last picked up a Hungarian 1 Korona 1913KB over a year ago from a European auction (see my old post that I quoted above). That coin ended up...
I'd have to say environmental damage as well. You can't tell composition based on appearance. Looking like it's pure copper isn't diagnostic....
Sorry that dollar doesn't look real at all.
Lovely! I prefer the crowned shield design of the Mátyás II denars (1608-1619). Several people in my Hungarian club collect these by date (the...
Why would you cross a world coin to PCGS when it's already in the best holder? PCGS will overgrade 1-3 steps. That doesn't make it correct.
At this point I keep any older notes I find in circulation. You can always spend them later.
Yeah I've had writeups I've done on coins/types on this site used by a couple dealers as descriptions on coins their were selling through their...
There is wisdom in that, but it's more important to not buy coins you don't like. Having clearly defined collecting goals is extremely important...
Yeah that's a great point about the plus. I'll do that.
Update: I sent it in for a regrade and it went from a 65 to a 65+.
I don't know what it is, but I can tell you it's not a coin. It's a token/medal. Also that style of eagle was popular around the late 1840s-1850s.
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