It's 1 and 2 in my opinion. PCGS has publicly admitted to #2, NGC has always done it - graded coins as 70's. I seriously doubt either of them will...
To be honest I never saw enough of them in person to judge one way or the other.
There is no price guide anywhere, by anybody, that is accurate. Every single coin there is has a value range, not a set value. And the only way...
It's a simple matter to go to www.ha.com, complete the free registration, and look up the retail value range for just about any coin in the...
Disagree all you want, clean all you want, but you cannot stop new cardboard dust from forming inside the 2x2. Even if it sits perfectly still and...
Specific gravity test will provide the answer.
You can use compressed air if you want, you can vacuum the 2x2s if you want, but you will never stop new cardboard dust from forming. It can't be...
Every coin struck by dies has luster, every coin. And before you want to disagree, what is luster ? Luster is nothing more than the refraction...
I don't even remember the exact coin anymore Mike, it was a few years ago, but it was a commem if recall correctly. But I posted about it here on...
A little more frequently ? Yeah, I'd say when 86% of all examples submitted (for a given coin) are graded as 70's, that qualifies as a little more...
The Sheldon rarity scale was originally developed and only used for large cents. Later it was somewhat adapted and used for early american and...
Now that's something we don't often get, a coin show report from Europe :)
You might want to try these sometime - http://www.cointalk.com/forums/numismatic-resources.33/
I based my answer off this - "Name the coin with the largest discrepancy of face value to precious metal value." Not a ratio.
There are two kinds of rarity - absolute rarity and conditional rarity. Absolute rarity applies the total number of coins of a given type that...
Pretty sure it would be this one - http://www.1tonnegoldcoin.com/ It's face value is $1 million, metal value is over $41 million.
I have personally purchased many coins with a mintage of less than 100 for spot, or less than spot. I even got one with a mintage of 35 for spot....
There are those who will argue that it is not legal, but it happens right out in the open every single day. And the USSS has stated they have no...
You're correct in your identification. As for value, given the advanced state of corrosion - little to none.
Regarding the color of labels - Conder even says in his book that certain PCGS labels are well known for changing color over time. It may be...
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