Neither would I, but not everybody feels that way. For some folks a provenance just means something. I've even had people buy coins because I used...
Acetone will get the tape residue off but the toning stripes are there to stay - unless you use a commercial coin dip to remove them. But will...
Either you misread what I said, or I'm misreading what you just said. But what I said was - Prior to 2004 when the TPGs started changing their...
Yes, but only because I was one of the designers. And it wasn't really a coin, more of a token - it was a coin club coin.
Prior to 2004 when the TPGs started changing their standards there were no coins dated prior to 1964 graded as a 70. And even from among all of...
Precisely, and it is.
That's like asking why marry yourself to the spot price of gold or the price of any given stock or the price of any commodity. You do it because...
Uhhhhh - let's stay on topic guys and not go there.
The electronic dealer market sets the price, it always has and it always will. And now you'll want to counter that is a wholesale price, and yes...
That is indeed the obvious question. And the answer is because in today's world the market for 70 coins is, I don't know how else to say it, a...
Guess I'm going to have to state the obvious by asking a question. For those of you who sell on ebay, why do you sell on ebay ? The answer as has...
LOL ! I knew somebody was gonna say that one of these days :D Lessons are always free of charge ! However, and maybe unfortunately, or...
The bluish haze is the beginning stages of toning. That's why acetone won't take it off. Yes, as already mentioned MS70 will remove it. But it...
When I first started posting in this thread it was to state that a slab does not increase the value of a coin. And it doesn't. The slab merely...
I'm assuming that you thought the strikethrough was on the tail feathers as that's the only thing I can see that could be one - and may or may not...
I'll give ya one last example as to why a coin is not worth whatever somebody will pay for it. Say you buy a coin, it's slabbed and graded, you...
Now I realize that a lot folks don't want to acknowledge what I said above, well, because it makes them feel bad about themselves I guess. I know...
Actually it is, here's why. You can pick almost any coin you want that is sold on ebay, and then if you check you'll usually find out that the...
My advice is and always has been collect coins because you like them - for no other reason. A lifetime of experience, literally hundreds of...
Having a coin graded does not change its value. Any coin is worth the same amount raw as it is in a slab. And yes, liquidity is a valid reason to...
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