I think more significant than the variation in Date and Mintmark is the variation in date it was graded. To answer your first question - yes,...
Yes, if you have something unusual they have specialists in the series. I'm sure not all of them go to all of the shows. They'll always have US...
The harshly polished obverse is far more severe than the couple of rim dings.
Depends on the show. NGC, ICG, and ANACS all do onsite grading.
ddddd is keeping a tally of all the coins posted, which you can see throughout the thread. We've had all types: Green CAC on coin and deserves...
It is a Moroccan "coin" from AH 1261, or 1845 AD. I appreciate your knowledgeable response.
What direction did you think it was going?
So, I find myself in a bit of a predicament. There's a piece that was in the British Museum in 1911. I know because it is illustrated in a book...
Does anyone here collect traditional money? Axes and beads and wampum and yap and tael and shells and such? I'd be very curious to see you post...
Ah, now I understand why this is exciting. Your coin blows those out of the water. Wow!
I instantly spotted it was a fake and was trying to figure out how to politely tell you that when I saw that you already knew. Even without...
Ok, here's the reveal! NGC graded this MS-64* I bought this at a time when I was collecting a bunch of random "pretty" coins. I sold it when I...
@lordmarcovan was the most notable collector of holed coins that I've known. I think he sold off that set, though.
I can neither confirm nor deny at this point. I was merely responding to your reasoning for not giving it a star.
Your coins look like charicatures of a real coin. I have a high degree of confidence that yours are not authentic. Compare the details on yours...
Funny enough.... I was doing some research for a recent purchase, and this thread popped up in my Google search. I decided to go back and research...
That appears to be a gorgeous example of an early cent. Rather high grade, and appears to not have too many problems. Is there something more...
I would do it for a few reasons. If: 1. I liked the look of circulated coins. Some people prefer to collect circulated coins, coins which had...
Your putting blockers and masks on Lady Liberty? You're taking this coronavirus thing a little far, kanga! Haha, just kidding. Seriously...
Remember - grade is independent of star. Marks on the coin affect the grade (this is graded 64), they do not affect the star. I'll reveal the...
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