You have explained why I am out of the U.S. coin market. One man should not have power to dictate which coins can go into my collection.
I disagree. If CAC published the serial numbers of coins they rejected, the company would go bankrupt from the lawsuits it would face. PCGS and...
All CAC is supposed to be saying is that John Albanese's network of dealers are willing to pay an undisclosed price for a coin because they think...
Here are couple of Matte Proof-66 Buffalo Nickels. Do you really think that these pieces are prettier? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The one thing you can't do is swirl them under the light. That's where the problems showed up on that 1853 Arrows and Rays piece I posted.
Collector’s Note: The 1936 Proof set has been at the fringes of my collecting radar since the mid-1960s. I became interested in Proof sets in 1964...
It is tough to judge this coin from these pictures. Sometimes you have to see these coins in person to grade them precisely. Here is a half...
That is only because they have a special cover that marked an event. The old, run of the mill Red Books, after the first 10 editions are not worth...
Here is an 1842 dime, which is the previous type, which NGC called MS-63. I had it graded myself after I bought it raw. It was overgraded in the...
I probably have 600 to 700 graded coins. I have never counted them. The percentage is going down because I'm collecting ancient Roman and...
It looks like you have been using your metal detector in a place that has been "salted." The first fake coin could not have been in the ground for...
1955 two peso - it's a bullion coin that is not worth submitting. 1902 Barber Half Dollar - only in Good-4 condition, not worth submitting. 1926...
Here is a similar view of William McKinley and Theordore Roosevelt on a pinback jugate. Note the gold background which was a subtle way to say...
If you study the 3rd century emperors in very much detail, you learn that an emperor who made his son a caesar or co-emperor was probably signing...
Are you taking about domestic postage? I have a lot of coins and a few political items this summer and have had no problems. I hear that imports...
No, it’s McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt who ran in 1900.
Sorry I didn’t get back to you sooner. I have been spending a lot of time on ancient Roman coins of late. I have seen pictures of this piece...
The typical MS-62 graded coin is often a Choice AU. They usually have some eye appeal. This coin is okay, but it’s a little blah if the photos are...
Like a far number of the Buffalo Nickels, many of the dates for Lincoln Cents in the 1920s were poorly made. The number coins saved has something...
Why would anyone counterfeit a 1958 Lincoln Cent? The Chinese have done it. Since the collector value is less than 10 cents, what sense does it...
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