Agreed. But if one knows how you can tell the difference between weak strike and wear. Also, the 1st 3 coins I pictured all have wear on the...
I could post thousands of pictures of coins in TPG slabs graded as MS, but they have breaks in the luster and are not MS at all. So posting pics...
It might only have them one side because whoever did it did a better job on one side than the other. But from what I can see it's an alteration...
It might be helpful if you posted a link when you say things like that....
It appears that at least some do not know or at the least do not understand why the definition of an uncirculated coin is so simple and...
Air-Tites come in a whole lot more sizes than that ! There are at least 35 different sizes, and that's just the standard sizes....
THAT, and only that, is the definition of uncirculated !
At the time paid $1800 for it, which was a good bit below what was top dollar for the common versions of the Rose Noble. As for value today - I...
Not everybody may realize it but cob coins were not struck the way they were because of any lack of technology. The technology to mint coins quite...
Yeah I know, I feel exactly the same way about them that you do. I just couldn't resist doing that :D
It is an 1583 Netherlands Rose Noble, struck at the Gorinchem mint, Delmonte number - 825bis. As an interesting note, it is listed in Delmonte as...
In fairness it's been a long time since I collected them so things may have changed. That said, when I was collecting them there typically was no...
http://www.mint.ca/store/mint/about-the-mint/million-dollar-coin-1600006#.WY8YuFWGOM8 http://www.perthmint.com.au/1-tonne-gold-coin.aspx
Think I'll go with $1,000,000.00 - 2 types, mintage of 1 each.
And they may be, but if the 3 ring binder isn't, then - curses, foiled again ! All I'm trying to point out is that as collectors we have to...
You are quite correct, but it's not just con shops. Let me give you an example Galen. Have you ever heard of CNG, Classical Numismatic Group Inc....
There are many different companies or brand names for systems like the one you linked to. However, very few are of archival quality. For example,...
A workable storage method. But it is important that folks know that the album itself, as well as the plastic pages with the pockets for the coins,...
Brandon I don't disagree one bit that it hurts the smaller collectors, you are 100% correct in that. I am merely trying to point out that...
To the contrary, a freshly dipped coin can and often does tone very, very quickly. Of course a lot depends on the variables involved, and there is...
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