Or at least not the dog. Hey why not, who knows she might get the collecting bug too, and the hobby can always use more women collectors.
At least they think it is genuine. Remember NGC does not guarantee authenticity on ancients.
Depends on if that is damage below the chin or just some weird reflection/image on the plastic holder. If it isn't damage you did very well.
Yes because clashes between two different series should not happen. There is no reason to have dies for two different series in the press at the...
Well considering they only had one size that year......
As Kurt said employees yes, tourists no, but in general tourists are not allowed on the shop floor. Sometimes they have down shop floor tours at...
Since some ancient coins can be confiscated if you don't have the appropriate documentation, they are probably just banning all ancients so they...
1. I mix grades as I can find and afford them. 2. Business strikes only 3. See #2 4. I only chase varieties on early and middle date large cents...
I wouldn't consider a coin that is just .06 grams out of tolerance to be signifiantly overweight. As I have mentioned elsewhere, if you get a...
As far as I know, NO. It may be that this was a coin rejected for the satin finish mint sets due to the die crack and they just dumped it in with...
Usually the rotation is set, but with older coins you can have interrupted marriages that may have a different rotation when remarried, and...
Not always. Imagine a coin you have $50 in that you can sell raw for $70 or you can spend $25 to grade it and sell it for $85. $85 is more the...
This was for coins? I checked the customs website and coins do not have customs duties. It sounds like you were charged the Merchandise...
Because some people want their coins "perfect" with no "distractions". They want good strikes, no die cracks, and die clashes etc. These people...
I agree with Insider, most cases where on coin is inserted into another they make the joint just inside the rim and that is where everyone looking...
I don't see a link to the actual sale so I can't say if he lied or not, or if you made assumptions that weren't supported. These "unsearched"...
They recovered 8 back in the 40's, they knew where #9 was (the Farouk coin) they announced that they had recovered all of them. (When they started...
Depending on the album/series that may not be possible/help. If you have a series that overlaps the period when they switched for open to close...
I think like the other coin this is an example of a partial plating. In the case of this coin the obverse does have some damaging scrapes. I do...
As far as I know ther are no US customs duties on coins. Since you are asking about international mail I will assume you are outside the US. You...
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