Buying unsearched rolls, sealed or unopened boxes, sealed bags - it's all merely a form of one of the oldest tricks in the book, buying a pig in a...
True, low end or they may even have been over-graded back then. The point is, coins still in old slabs have been picked over and looked at so many...
The black you see on that coin is almost certainly toning. That's what silver does when you allow toning to progress unchecked. Water and or...
Yeah - http://www.jpscorner.com/silica-gel-humidity-control.html I always used the 40 gram packs - never had one wear out - and 1 40 gm is big...
If there is, I am not aware of it. But some places like you describe may exist.
IF you factor it out. Don't forget, you have to have at least $5000 worth of coins to even have Heritage sell them for you. And people with larger...
I don't understand your question, what exactly is a "bank box in security" ? And if the safety deposit box vault is humidfied, how can it be...
As I have said many times in the past, ebay is not, as a general rule, a good source to check prices. My numbers are based on prices from...
Yes it's absolutely true. How do I know ? Because I built them.
Even realized auction prices only show a $50-$100 difference between a 63 and 64 common date Saint. For that matter, a Saint in VF (if you could...
Hmmmm - https://www.cointalk.com/threads/etiquette-questioning-and-or-averaging-grades.254742/page-3#post-2014772...
I should know better ......... So, just because its in a book, that makes it OK ? There are complete books, hundreds of pages long, that have...
Anything is collectible. Some people will collect something just because nobody else does. You name it and there's probably somebody out there who...
Agree 100% !
So, it is at best currently in 63 slab, which of course means it could be even lower. And you think it would be an easy flip if it upgrades to 64...
Pretty coin ! And you did well price wise at the same time. Combined those 2 things double the accomplishment ;)
In these areas it's a combination of things - contact with foreign material, somebody trying to wipe that material off, and subsequent toning from...
But not everybody does that. Based on my experience over the years, most do not. Instead, even when only sharing pictures and not trying to sell...
You can now ;)
Agilmore - As you can easily see from the replies who takes the pic and how they take it can make huge difference. You can have 5 people take...
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