Insurance on your collection through the ANA is probably the single best option there is, I used to have it myself. They will cover you regardless...
The answer to your 1st question can be summed up in one word SwK - popularity. And I think the answer to your 2nd question has been answered by...
Uhhh guys, look at the top of any page - [ATTACH] - see where it says Directory in the blue tool bar ? Guess what ya get when ya click on...
So, if you bought a coin back in say early 2008 and paid $450 for it, and today that coin is only worth $225, or less ....... is that what you'd...
A couple of things that should be considered. One - what exactly is that you (and when I say you I mean people in general) are talking about when...
"They", meaning not just NGC, have been being wrong on a whole lot more than that for a long time. No, they (meaning the graders) wouldn't....
Don't have 'em anymore of course, but - https://www.cointalk.com/threads/who-likes-shipwreck-coins.53898/#post-596096
OK, what exactly, and why, is it interesting ?
Awww c'mon now Frank, everybody knows that I don't like anybody ! Just ask 'em, they'll tell ya ! :D Doug - the ogre of the internet. The one,...
There's no guarantee it is toning bear, none that it isn't either. And given the information you've provided us, I don't think either one is more...
Yup, I do :)
19Lyds, let me ask you a question - do you carry insurance, any insurance ? I'm pretty sure that the answer is going to be yes, so I'll ask...
I'm hiding because God knows I sure don't trust your aim ! :D
I agree. But what I said was that if the coin was not properly stored that verdigris could still form. What I was pointing out is that proper...
Here's part of your answer - [ATTACH] And here's the other part of your answer - [ATTACH]
Afraid so. All paper and cardboard products, (except those specifically labeled as archival quality) contain chemicals that are harmful to coins....
It is not illegal to own counterfeits, it's not even illegal to sell them - as long as you specify that they are counterfeits. Selling them only...
That's just it though, my ingredients are - the air that we breathe, and moisture. And the air that we breathe always contains a whole lot more...
Well, then I'd say that's your problem. You need to get rid of the paper towels, and get yourself one of these - [IMG]...
Look closer, there's more than one spot on that coin and it doesn't look like verdigris to me. [ATTACH] Will acetone remove them ? Only one...
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