Given what you say about the color, and the the pictures of the coin, well there's not much doubt in my mind that it's a fake.
Ehhh - not as much as you might think. For one thing negative reports are plentiful, but they tend to "leave the radar screen" after about 2 days...
But that's the thing - they are asking you to let THEM gamble with YOUR money. No matter what the outcome is, they get paid, they come out ahead....
Granted it's certainly possible, but by no means a given. That is after all the designed purpose of the Secure Plus grading tier - it's...
PVC residue has many different looks and many different colors, the variables are almost limitless. It can be clear, almost invisble; it can be...
It's not only possible it's extremely common to see any silver coin toned some shade of dark brown, grey, or black. Eventually, every silver coin...
It might, and it might not. That's kind of the primary problem with cleaning coins - you never know how it will turn out. It could be good or it...
They only use the "sniffer" on coins submitted under 1 specific grading tier. With PCGS that is the Secure Plus grading tier, I don't know off the...
Gold sometimes develops verdigris, and yes they will slab coins with verdigris on them. But when they do, there is never very much of it, just a...
To a large degree, yes.
I completely agree with you. But in 180's defense the "idea" behind what he said is quite correct. He merely used two wrong numbers to illustrate...
Because I think it's PVC residue. And the TPGs will not slab a coin that has PVC residue on it. Or at least they sure didn't use to. Today,...
It's pretty simple, you tell people to turn them in, and they do. And this was not the only time something like this happened. It has happened...
Now I wouldn't set a trap for you - not you ! LOL :D Next time, when ya wanna save all that typing, it's easier to just say: when coins were...
And neither do I, but then that was my entire point !
!00% false huh ? Hmmm ......... Suppose we worded that a bit differently, something like: it is not unusual in today's world for a coin to be...
Do you see all that green stuff on the coin - what do you think it is ?
Awwww don't sweat it. At your age you've got a built in excuse for almost anything :D
I'm amazed they even slabbed that coin at all !
There is nothing about 2015 because the satin finish Mint Sets (and only the Mint Sets had the satin finish) were discontinued (no longer made)...
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