Ahhhh, so now not only am I on the lunatic fringe, now I'm a problem too :rolleyes: Well, I guess that stands to reason. Those who follow the...
I'm curious, in hand can you see evidence of the whizzing ? I ask because you can't really see it in the pictures. Usually, even in pictures, when...
As special designations on TPG slabs, yes that is correct. But there are a great many Morgans that have cameo devices. In fact just about all...
What would the coin dealer have to be able to do to accept your deal ? He either has to be able to make a profit when he sells the bullion, or he...
When you don't know, how do you find out ? You do so by asking, usually privately, people that you do know and trust.
Maybe you should be the one to do that Paul.
Well therein lays part of the problem, people look at pictures and read something, having no idea what is being talked about or what they are...
One more thing just for you. Here's a picture of an actual die with die polish lines on it. [ATTACH] You see any of them criss-crossing or...
Weight is an indicator, if the coin is too light then it is a fair bet it's a fake. But there are many fakes made the correct weight and diameter,...
Never heard it put quite that way, but it works :)
I've dished out the goods, dozens of times. That's the point. There are no links, there are no articles. The only thing there is are books. You...
Big surprise, they aren't all die polish lines. Read my last post again.
toronto - Do a search for some of my posts explaining die polish lines. I think you'll get a better understanding. There's a lot of people,...
But that's just it, there really isn't significant demand. There never has been for commems. Regardless of mintage, scarcity of surviving...
Doesn't matter Larry. The only ones who can ever know what they are talking about are those who agree with the TPGs. Disagree with them and you're...
Precisely. I did specify business strikes in my comments.
Yeah, that's what the designation is supposed to be about, basically all special designations are the same in that regard. Problem is all of the...
That's your opinion Larry, mine is different.
Bag mark is a typically used as a generic name for just about any contact mark on a coin, not just those the result of the coins being in a bag....
Just as a point of clarification, the list I made found in that link is only composed of dealers that I have personally dealt with, know, and...
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