I think that the NGC registry offers the opportunity to display a broader variety of coins with its PCGS acceptance policy. I also prefer the...
ANACS net graded the coin from AU sharpness to EF-40. If you get hung up on this look, it will cost you a lot of money in the long run. The acid...
They started out doing allowing PCGS coins and then stopped doing it about five years ago. About a year and half ago, they went back to accepting...
I might be wrong, but my perception is that when you try to cross from NGC to PCGS, you have two strikes against you if you are looking to get the...
My vote would be EF-45 sharpness, but I would say that the toning is detrimental and constitutes environmental damage. The reverse fields look...
Spending money to cross over from NGC to PCGS is a waste of money from my perspective since I buy coins, not which of the two major services has...
1800 Bust Dollar, Bolender 20, tied for finest known of a rare variety [ATTACH] Instead of making a list of events, I will cover what had to be...
I had never seen really detailed pictures of this piece before and did not know that it was corroded. I did not know that it was found on the site...
The coin appears to have been cleaned, and there are some marks around Ms. Liberty's chin and throat. The cleaned part might look worse because...
I noted that there was a string about the selling prices for the silver donor tokens that the ANA issued to those who contributed to the...
At the time that you inherit coins, the new tax basis, which is the cost number you take against the amount of money you receive from a sale to...
Always get a receipt. It proves what you paid. If you don’t have evidence, the IRS will make it up for you if they don’t like your numbers.
Usually quite a few. Right now: - Roman Emperors - I am up to Constantine the Great, with a few very minor ones missing before him. Pentinax is...
I have the $2,000+ budget, and I have a hard time winning lots at Heritage. It’s a clear message as to whom I should consign my collection when it...
The one ancient coin I was able to buy in a Heritage auction was a very special piece, and I paid a record price for the grade. Heritage auctions...
I am sure that this coin is in a Mint State holder, but I don’t think it’s Unc. This issue does come flat struck on the highest points of the...
I was going to say old time VF-30, modern EF-40. I guess VF-35 is a good compromise.
The point system gives a disproportionate number of points to high grade modern coin relative to their market value. I think that this is built...
For the NGC registry offers a place to help educate collectors about coins. I have posted photos for every coin I have on the registry, and they...
I have a couple of pieces. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Benjamin Harrison, who was a Civil War veteran, issued this piece during his successful...
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