I appreciate the offer, though I'm not questioning the authenticity in this particular case as I have provenance on the piece, as I do with my...
Low price outliers are a problem as well - when selling. The other day I was at a show trying to sell a couple old type coins of mine that I had...
Thanks for the advice. I'm on the fence regarding the TPG submission. My other trials from this period are raw, but they are trials of relatively...
Well, not a coin per se. It's a 19th century uniface trial strike of a gold ducat, struck in lead.
For those who are knowledgeable in such things. Is there anything unusual about conserving a lead coin prior to TPG submission? For a non-copper...
All my photo files either use the cert number or my own inventory number with _OBV or _REV at the end. It's way too easy for files to get...
[CERTNO]_OBV.jpg [CERTNO]_REV.jpg Problem solved.
Do you mean a 21D Walker or Merc?
I would agree with you except that I wholly agreed with the new grades. With only one exception, I thought the PCGS grades were one point too high...
Well, what does very similar in the big picture mean exactly? They've all been in business long enough to be reputable and they market grade...
You'll notice in this sentence I said "graded US coins". Perhaps you read it as "Peace dollars", but it clearly does not say that. I've been...
1908KB 5 Korona (KM-488, Adamo K7). A nice original. Around AU50 I think.
Am I an expert on peace dollars? No. I have a few, and I've submitted a handful to PCGS, NGC, and ANACS over the years. Generally speaking I've...
I agree with you, but you could have a complete de-lamination of a face post-strike, especially if it was only partially there during the strike.
Think on this a minute. What you will learn by doing that is how ANACS grades peace dollars. PCGS and NGC do not grade exactly the same way, but...
Yea but the mint has gone on record to state that the Washington side is the obverse. So that's the official word.
Keep it. Not worth the return.
I found one that was just as nice, but very slight weakness. Perhaps it has to do with when the layer separates (before or after the strike)?
Right that was my point. The reverse is the unique face for the type, so it's the better face to have the missing clad layer. Personally I face my...
Looks MS. Nice example of this error. I would imagine there aren't too many out there. Keep in mind also, this has the clad layer missing on the...
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