It is less likely that the grading will immediately change in the near term future as that there will be a shift in corporate policy and vision....
Perhaps I was not clear, or perhaps the very similar terminology led to confusion. What I mean was, I do not think this coin has the level of...
No, because the sort of people that care about varieties like that don't care what the label says. The sort of people that will pay a premium for...
The prongs will allow movement. You just have to be a little more forceful with the tapping (but not too forceful... you don't want to crack it....)
That is pretty strong evidence that this folder dates from 1952 or 1953. That is one of the reasons it is so cool, in my opinion.
Have you ever presented in public before? I have a hundred tips I could share, but I want to know your experience first. I am a professor, and...
I've heard the Mafia. Russians. Vietnamese. Cubans. Lebanese..... Basically, nobody knows for sure. There are as many conspiracy theories...
That coin does not have Fine details; I would call it VG-10 details. The rim bump hurts it (yes, a rim bump of that severity absolutely hurts...
Interesting.... how do they distinguish "machine doubling" from "double struck"? Because I would call this machine doubling, and wouldn't pay a...
Your description of a "numismatist" is actually an advanced collector. A numismatist is one who studies and researches (with the focus on new...
I don't think you need a study to prove common sense. Boomers were born between 1946 - 1964, meaning they are 54 to 72 years old. You look around...
Coin collectors and numismatists are two separate things. You can be either, or both. Many numismatists are not collectors, many collectors are...
They were first identified in the 1970's. Nobody knows when or by whom they were made. (reading the thread below, looks like I was mistaken about...
Wow, that is a really old album. Very cool!
There were apparently up to 20,000 of these made. They were so perfect that the only reason they were detected was because there was suddenly more...
Well, I buy denarii using dollars. I assume I'll buy dollars using credits.
Yes, I agree that there appears to be some doubling there. It is *extremely* minor, however. Compare yours to the images here, and see if any...
I am often concerned about the "unsold lots." My questions are always - what problem is hidden in the pictures that the in-hand viewers saw? Or,...
I'm not sure what country you are in, but that looks like a whole lot of American pocket change. If there is something valuable in there, I'm not...
Alright man, there's no more point arguing. It is clear that neither of us is going to convince the other. You take your 61 quarter, I'll take the...
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