Hard to say, but I don't see any obvious signs. For a coin with that much detail the luster seems quite subdued, but that might be the pics.
OK, but what are you getting once you've paid that $11.90 ? I mean if it is pretty much universally agreed by knowledgeable collectors and...
There is no argument or disagreement about that. The question is - is the dealer responsible or obligated to reimburse the buyer for his grading...
Believe me guys, I understand the concern and/or dislike about my using the word idiots. But consider the following - "Only two things are...
I'm sorry, but putting the coin in water is about the worst thing you could do. Water will only accelerate or reactivate the verdigris and make...
No, it is not ! That is what I would call a "leftover" belief. I say leftover because there was a time when ANACS was fairly well respected...
I agree with BBC on the refund issue. I also agree that people have to take responsibility for their own actions, and not blame it on somebody...
Oh I used to be extremely passionate about some of the coins I'd buy. Anyone who has been around here for more than just a couple of years can...
Is it ? If some uneducated buyer on ebay pays $250 for a counterfeit base metal Trade dollar, is that counterfeit actually worth $250 ? Based on...
Ya think, what are you going to do about the price spread ? As a general rule, any coin you buy at retail, - problem free or problem - you are...
Acetone is a solvent and it will do virtually nothing to ordinary dirt & grime, corrosion, and/or toning. In other words all of the things that...
Get some Verdi-Care, follow the directions. Then store the coin properly. That's about the best you can do. While the Verdi-Care will probably...
Ehhh - maybe. If you know what you are doing you can accurately grade a coin in about 6 seconds or less. It takes more time to enter the data than...
....... or that their grading standards are too lenient. That's one thing that a lot of people don't get, don't understand. A TPG will grade a...
Dipping a coin is and always has been an acceptable practice. There are literally millions and millions of dipped coins in NGC and PCGS slabs, in...
KM 377.2 is the Krause catalog number. Krause is what folks call it, it's full name is the Standard Catalog of World Coins. It is issued in 4...
Your coin is an 8 reales, I have no idea why somebody labeled it reales - escudo because it is definitely not an escudo. The escudo coins were...
Say it isn't so Mark :D
They, meaning PCGS, have far less competition today than they have had in years. But even when competition was the most severe nothing changed for...
Older stuff is much easier to find, and the older the better, to a point anyway. But from WW II on things get more difficult. But if you like...
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