Well yeah, but only about $700 too much :rolleyes:
Maybe here on this forum, but I first heard of the idea from Conder many years ago on the old Coin World forum. And green - gonna getcha for that ;)
The point I was trying to make mic is that you, or anybody else on this forum, will probably never see another example of this particular fake...
One of the oldest test there is for telling silver from non silver. Been a long time since I've even seen it mentioned here.
Most often the results have absolutely nothing to do with "who" does the conservation and everything to do with the coin that was being conserved....
It is not unusual for a coin with raised lines on the devices or in the fields to be given a pass by the TPGs and graded. The reasoning being that...
I rarely if ever get too specific about things like that. I don't want to help make things worse by providing specific information, there are...
Yeah it's possible. But not gonna happen often. Typically my comments are made in a general sense. But there are almost always exceptions to just...
I want to point out something here that this comment kind of illustrates. It seems that some, perhaps even many, think that just because a given...
They have somebody on staff who does it. Could that person actually be a professional grader ? Yeah maybe, maybe not, but it doesn't really matter...
I just want to make sure that you and other readers understand something. The diagnostics that Matt used and pointed out for this specific coin...
Being able to correctly identify a problem coin is one of, if not the hardest thing there is to learn in numismatics. There are virtually books on...
Sometimes a fake can be determined by looking at a picture, but only when certain known diagnostics are present. Other times a fake can only be...
Determining FB, or any other special designation, has absolutely nothing to do with grading. Special designations are not part of the grade. But...
And as I plainly said, if you want to disagree that's fine. But if you do, then you at least have to recognize that you are going by your own...
What there is is found in the beginning of the book. But you're right there isn't much. To understand most of it you have to read between the...
Miko - Yes there is a difference between cleaning a coin and harshly cleaning a coin. Cleaning, when done properly is perfectly acceptable and...
I looked at 64 for the grade. As for how they determine survival rates, it's pretty easy, you keep track of sales, how many are graded, the market...
Your pics might be off color but I don't see any red at all.
Who me ? Say it isn't so :rolleyes:
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