I hear you, but get this . . . In my 6 years selling on eBay, I've lost 6 or 7 packages, only 1 of which was an outbound coin I was returning to...
Can't say I don't believe that. I have NEVER once used eBay / PayPal label shipping in my 6 years in business. There's no getting it done...
Overnight Express guarantees delivery by a certain time the following day, only if mailed by a certain pickup time the day before. Often...
Do multiple ghosted impressions at the rim not lead you to believe this is machine doubling instead of die doubling?
Actually, I sort of agree with you both . . . not wanting to accord the importance of being graded to coins having extant populations typically...
The coin has a lot going for it. If it was mine, I would submit it to PCGS.
I think they may take the entire coin into consideration before deciding whether to bag it or not. What does the obverse look like?
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Must be just you and I . . . LMAO.
Looks like a pretty nice coin to me.
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Nice looking coins Trey . . . keep it up.
I'm not a proponent of buying common date gold coins. They far outnumber moderately scarcer dates in the same price range, and there should be...
I've previously written about the apparent success rate of an unnamed large auction house getting problem coins into graded holders. I suspect...
Both PCGS and NGC grade well, but not perfectly, and no one will ever grade perfectly. Both companies have undergraded some coins, and overgraded...
Sorry . . . don't think I know any dealers I'd call ancient.
Your coin looks MS63ish to me . . . I like the look, with the original color and all, but because of how dark the toning is, I can't see other...
Good analysis, and comprehensive explanation.
When I had a burglary a few years back, the bad guys actually kicked in my steel exterior door, permanently deforming it about 3 inches (kicked...
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