I don't think he's talking about the sticker Mark. I think he's talking about only buying sight seen coins, whether they have a CAC sticker on...
Sorry to sat that I know no more than you do as I haven't heard. All I can suggest is that you send him a private message.
Tell ya what Frank, you bring both of these lovely ladies over to my house and drop 'em off for a week - [IMG] [IMG] - and I'll even give...
Sight seen means you have the coin in hand for viewing, sight unseen means you do not.
Well that's kind of the problem, there are all kinds of things that can cause parallel lines on a coin. Using a brush, of any kind, it can be a...
Whizzed, and or whizzing is another one of those terms where its definition has become corrupted, changed, altered, (pick your word) to mean all...
I said what I said because of the requirements for the FS designation used by NGC. Those requirements are that the steps have to be clear and...
Ignoring a scratch, or any other problem for that matter, doesn't bring the TPG any more money. They get paid the same amount regardless of...
Well that's where that last sentence of mine comes into play Mike. Like I've always said, there are good guys out there, you just have to find them ;)
Thank you :) Those are the kind of details that help people learn, but that are often forgotten (fail to be mentioned) by those who have already...
It's close but not quite there in my opinion. The weakness above the C and the hit that bridges the 2 steps on the far left stop it from being FS.
Kinda like these ? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] And those aren't the only place you can get them, you can also find pop numbers in various books....
Then I'd say your best bet is to go visit the shops in person.
Not really sure what you are asking here, can you be more specific ? I mean talking to dealers about buying a coin is just talking to them either...
Simple solution. edit - and just so ya know Rick, the posts that were removed, needed removed. I removed a few myself. And whether you think they...
Let's put it this way, coins with scratches that big should never be graded. But, if the coin is scarce, has significant value, a special...
I'll certainly agree about the screening. But cost wise, it depends. I've never done it myself, but everybody I ever talked to who did it, they...
It's not just the SATs, they lowered grade standards in school too. When I was in school, a 93 was the lowest A. Today a 90 is an A. Same with the...
One question, how do ya know they are modern fakes ? edit - as opposed to old or contemporary fakes is what I am asking
Well, it's probably not nearly as common today, but if you go back a bit further than that .......... I first saw jukebox coins in the '50s, and...
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