The coins aren't in the wrong holders, the labels are. You'd think QC would pick up on something that obvious.
Yea it's just a wrong KM#. Nothing sinister. The coin and slab match the NGC photos.
I picked up a couple new coins for my colonial Mexican portrait 8 reales type collection (1772-1822). First is a scarce transitional type: 1790Mo...
Some cleanings will be obvious, others you won't recognize until you've seen a lot of coins. When something looks "off", trust your gut.
As a rule of thumb, items packed in your luggage are about as safe as if you had left them on a sidewalk unattended.
Obverse issues aside, the reverse is solid and very attractive.
So an NGC customer service rep recently told me that if you send in a currently NGC slabbed coin for VarietyPlus (no grading tier) it will...
There's nothing wrong with buying into a few series until you figure out what you like. Just stick to cheap coins so that if you make mistakes...
Things to consider are the size of the set and the value of the key dates. Make sure your collecting goals are realistic based on your budget,...
That's exactly what mine is as well. The coin has 3 types, denoted by NGC with the KM# for coins in transitional years. Type 2 (a minor obverse...
Yea but it's not a variety attribution, it's a type attribution; the kind they automatically label as part of simply identifying the series/type...
Positive. I have submission privileges, I'm just not keen on paying for them to fix their mistake. They have a clear policy on variety attribution...
I picked up a world coin of a type transition year (1880). The coin is slabbed as an 1880 type 1 when it is really an 1880 type 2. The difference...
Thanks. I think I was fairly close to NGC on this one. I think they are slightly conservative and very consistent with their grading for this...
I haven't had any problems with ANACS. Their specials can be worthwhile and they run show-only economy specials at the shows local to me so it's...
Ok here are what my guesses were when I submitted and what they came back as: Coin 1: 1832 B-2 Some of the normal markers like the hair and the...
NGC: http://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/ PCGS: http://www.pcgs.com/cert/ Both charge extra for the premium photo service, but they take a basic...
I try to get the latest die state of each variety that I can find, unless the last die state just had weaker details from a lapping. Really good...
I got a submission of 7 small capped bust quarters back from NGC last week, and I just took some pics with my new coin photography setup. Let's...
Ok here's the shot again with two lights positioned better. I was able to bring out some additional color, for example these new shots capture the...
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