I would pass regardless of the assigned grade. I'd much rather have a nice original AU note with a PPQ designation than the note in your OP.
I'm still learning as well, but it is my understanding that lower uncirculated grades are not given unless the note has some type of issue that...
It's probably just marketing, making people think they are getting "more" for their money. I have one of their $20 for $20 bullion coins which...
I liked his reference to Denver Mint employees "making coins on weed". Speaking of which, maybe someone should lobby Congress to approve a Bob...
I bought quite a few coins during my previous collecting days in the late 90's, and if I could go back to that time I would buy more late...
At this point the PCGS "Old Green Holders" from 15 or more years ago are perceived to be more strictly graded. I wouldn't be surprised if a few...
I wouldn't buy anything in a SEGS holder unless I saw it in hand and was confident in my abilities to grade it myself. CT has lots of threads on...
Since it's toned over it doesn't look that bad in hand. The magnification really makes it jump out. A while back I bought a Bust Half in...
Here's an 1806 Bust Half that I am planning to submit through bkozak33's PCGS submission next week. Before doing so I would like to get some...
We've all seen coins in details holders that we think should have gotten a straight grade, but this isn't one of them. Yikes!!!
There is a vending machine at a gas station near my home that sells random coins for 50 cents each. Most of the coins are common wheats or...
I just started with a 64 Kennedy half. It's in the AU/BU range right now and I'm curious to see how quickly it wears.
It's interesting that even in the early 80's there were very few wheat cents in circulation, probably not any more than there are now. The fact...
When I was in second grade (around 1980) I found a 1956-d wheat cent in a jar of pennies. I've been hooked ever since.
I would be terrified of spending that much money on any raw coin unless it was bullion. I would assume that there is a reason why it's not in a slab.
The Red Book has a lot of good information as well.
I've used Turtle Wax on several slabs. It seems to help a little bit but does not remove larger scratches. Perhaps Slab Renew would be better?
The date really jumped out at me; it just doesn't look right...
[ATTACH] Stone Mountain in an NGC Fattie.
I just picked up this 1859 large cent certified VF30 by ICCS and was wondering what is going on with the reverse. Could this be a planchet issue...
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