And profit always has been the major driver Chris, since day one of their existence. But so what ? For some reason a lot of people seem to...
Yeah they might be. Or they might be the very last coins struck in the entire run. And that's the problem with the designation. The only...
You guys do realize you've resurrected a thread that was started when this forum was only 30 days old, from 11 years ago ? Nuttin wrong with...
Yeah maybe. But think about what your comment means when you look at it from a different perspective. NGC and PCGS alone have slabbed over 50...
Since that is what the indictment was for it seems pretty obvious to me that it was.
If you wash your hands before you handle coins you have no oils on your fingers to get on the edges. And don't think that the gloves leave no...
Precisely. And that wisdom of wearing gloves is older than I am. Wearing gloves is just like the wisdom of harshly cleaning your coins used to be...
quarter-back - Pretty sure what you want can be found in this book -...
No, what we should advocate is that people not use gloves at all. Wearing gloves to handle coins greatly reduces your dexterity and tactile...
Tim is correct, the grade of the coin does not change just because it is removed from a slab. If the coin was a 65 before it went into the slab to...
How harmful ? For each individual incident of a few days the harm would be negligible. But what you have to realize is that the effect of each...
You should find this helpful - http://users.scronline.com/lockem/20thcentury.txt
Hmmmm, same problem for me. Just go to Lighthouse and do a search for - carry boxes. Then you'll see them.
You'd be better advised to use those made of inert materials.
I have owned an American Security safe for many years, never once had a problem and still don't. http://www.amsecusa.com/Burglary_and_Fire/...
Trey - you might want to take a look at these guys - http://www.lighthouse.us/epages/lighthouse.sf/en_US/?ViewAction=ViewSearchResults&ObjectID=4687
OK, the two threads you started have now been merged into 1. And just so you know, our rules forbid users to have more than 1 user name. So don't...
OK, but if you want a Proof coin attributed as a variety, yes it is necessary that you pay the extra fee for doing that. Otherwise, even if the...
That depends on the safe. Just like with anything else, you get what you pay for.
Believe it or not Joe there are still a lot of dealers out there who have no use for the TPGs, and they show a great deal of disdain for coins in...
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