Sorry, those marks appear to be post mint damage. Nothing about them appear to be part of the minting process.
The rules have long been if a mark was made as a part of the minting process, it would not count against the technical grade of the piece....
Yea, this comment has really cut down on the demand for half dimes and gold dollars. If you have a nice enough magnifying glass, you might...
Although I have cut way back on my U.S. coin purchases, I would like to find a really nice 1829 half dime. From what I have read, although the...
Both sides have a cast coin look to them. I don't think that it is genuine.
Genuine silver and Ike Dollar errors are rare. The reason is that these coins are so larger that it is hard for them to slip by the inspection...
You comment that, “with prices so high,” made me feel a little better. I thought that I was the only one who thought that market was running a bit...
This is reason why I think CAC has too much influence over the coin market. It’s one man’s opinion, and his opinions are not perfect. Yet, so...
The repair on that 1795 dollar is scary good. The main spot I see is to the left of the last “A” in “AMERICA” on the reverse. The letters in...
The 1950-D nickel was hard to find because a couple of dealers were able to hoard a large portion of the mintage. One of them claimed he built a...
If a private business had the same pricing policies as the mint, it would have gone out of business by now. The mint raised the price of large...
Interesting that there were no takers on my 1861 $20 gold piece question. I guess it's time for the reveal. [ATTACH] The August Grey Sheet bid...
Here is an example. Which coin do you think is better? 1861 $20 Gold #1 [ATTACH] 1861 $20 Gold #2 [ATTACH]
As some new collectors have said elsewhere, they buy new stuff from the mint because there are not major grading controversies. Sure, there is MS...
Join the club. I am a charter member. I find it to be a lot more fun talking about the history, politics and economics that this grading stuff....
That was what is was originally intended to mean. From that it has become, "The only coins worth buying have the PCGS-CAC approval. Everything...
I think that the main motivation for giving CAC approval only to NGC and PCGS coins is marketing. It is pretty established in a large variety of...
I evaluate CAC based the coins upon which it places stickers. As I have said many times before, CAC gets it right over 95% of the time, but there...
Put it in a Heritage auction and find out what can happen. There are people who suffer from “green bean-ittus” who will view this as the buying...
It’s an 1881-S, which comes nice. This one is exceptionally nice. The question is are you ready to spend a 5 figure price for a super common date...
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