They do it for the best reason there is - because if they don't, they won't sell the coin.
Yes, that happens at times. OK, but to answer your question to me, how do you see those scratches ? The coins in your pocket are dirty and dark...
There always have been coins that are graded on a stricter basis than other coins of the same type. The early S mint Morgans and the '38-D Buff...
Yeah, they say. But even when I was a kid I made one that never stopped until I took it apart. And last I checked, the Japanese had one that has...
It always has been. But a collector can do the same thing that a dealer does, if he has the knowledge. I have bought many, many, coins from...
No. I have personally see 1 single coin be bought by 5 different dealers, at a higher price each time, and all at the same coin show. By being...
You see any on the original pics he posted ? I sure don't. That said, I'd agree that it is not uncommon to see a light and small scratch or two...
I would readily agree with attending any class on grading given by any professional. It will always be worthwhile. But answer me a question Matt....
Save your money.
At a coin show, for every coin that a dealer sells to a collector, he has sold 8 or 9 to another dealer. For that matter 80% or more of all coins...
And that's it in a nutshell right there. Does it really make it look better ? You see most people associate "better" with bright and shiny, so...
Well, then we have a problem. The 2 escudos should weigh 6.77 gm and be roughly the size of a quarter. So your coin, if gold as you say, is way...
I agree it is not a cob, cobs were only minted in the colonial mints and that one was minted in Spain, hard to say for sure but I think Segovia ....
The problem is a lot of folks have mistaken ideas about what exactly the secure service does, or is even capable of doing especially when it comes...
Well, as you can see from the pics that I posted, getting the coin to tone back to the previous color is a pretty simple thing - just leave it...
True, but, if a chemical had been placed on the coin to tone it, and it is done that way many times, then the sniffer would pick that up. But...
Let's just assume that you get the coin back to its original color, but the question is - just how long do you expect it to stay that color ? Let...
OK, but I disagree with ya about ordinary dirt and grime is. What's dirt ? It's decayed plant material for the most part (topsoil anyway) and...
If the flip is very soft and pliable then yes you should take the coin out of it and put in another kind of holder. If the flip still flexes but...
I dunno Kentucky, I'm no chemist. But as the saying goes - like dissolves like. And since most organic substances are, well, based on water...
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