I don't think it is ink. I think it is streaks from an improper alloy mixing. That is part of the coin, and was made that way. No amount of...
Markets are cyclical. They go up, they go down. A market like the coin industry goes up, goes down, does what it wants. That's the nature of a...
Yes, absolutely! The problem is, most price guides aren't updated terribly often. It may have been quite a while since the series as a whole was...
Those rolls that are selling on Ebay are original, bank-wrapped rolls that have never been opened - not rolls put together from change. (I'm...
The best reason to use a hard currency is that physical currency limits inflation. The best reason not to use a hard currency is that physical...
Out of curiosity, how have these been stored? Is there much luster on these? They look dull in your pictures, but I'm trying to figure out if...
Nope. And, nope.
Pictures will definitely help us for any future requests, of course. Also, punctuation would be super helpful. Not sure what your native...
"The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated" - the coin hobby
Nah, don't cross it. NGC-CAC sells for about the same price as PCGS. Not worth the fees. If you want high quality photos, there are a number of...
Don't know your field... but I'd say Trade Dollars, $3, and $20 are the most commonly counterfeited. Never buy one of those raw unless you know...
Well, I clearly remember you showed me a 55DDO that was in an AU slab, and I thought it was UNC. So, unless you have more than one, I'm going to...
No, it is actually a really good question. I misunderstood your original question. I think there should be some books that we refer people to...
Nah. I think I just sorta misinterpreted his question. I think rather than asking "what resources can we offer to beginners?" he was actually...
The real problem is that beginners don't know what to search for. If they post a question we can tell them, but they don't know what they don't...
So, Chris has mentioned a series of threads, and I have alluded to their presence on CoinTalk. I will give you the link for "What You Need to Know...
Haha, yeah, that's what I meant Chris. When I posted many of my WYNTK threads on NGC, I posted them on Cointalk at the same time.
I think when you showed me that coin, it was in an AU-58 holder (ICG maybe?). I think I looked at it and said it shouldn't be AU, should be UNC at...
Some cointalk members translated some of these threads from the NGC forum to Cointalk. Not gonna name any names or anything... ;)
The Art and Science of Grading Coins. I'm not biased or anything, but it should be required reading for every poster.
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