Never seen one that weak either, and no I do not think it was struck through grease, grease strikes have a different look. But an interesting...
Not so at all.
Yes, absolutely. Again, yes, they certainly can be and often are from natural occurrences and not harsh cleaning. Of course hairlines do come...
There's so many variables involved there is no way to answer that. Consider, prices alone for problem coins can range anywhere from 20-80% less...
If I were still collecting - there would be many I would own. But, I would only own them IF, and that's a big IF, the price were right. Based on...
It is against the forum rules for a member to post a link to his own active auctions.
Pretty sure you do have to belong to the ANA to take the correspondence courses. I'd highly recommend them for beginners. But you can learn a lot...
Damaged in my opinion. As for TPG opinion, since their criteria are purely subjective - 6 of one, half dozen of the other.
Well, I'm not saying that Marsh's book is wrong in regard to rarity ratings, honestly I have no idea if it is or not. But what I have found...
True, but not many sovereigns are even close to rare.
Not quite sure what you are asking about - 5 oz holders ?
I would ask you exactly what modern silver coins you are talking about since the last silver coins ever to see circulation were made in 1964. So a...
Hanz - The answer to your question depends greatly on your situation. For example, selling the coins on Heritage could take up to 3-6 months...
Howdy Craig - thanks for the kind words ! First of all you need to realize that I no longer collect coins and haven't since 2006. I sold all of...
When I was still collecting quality was always my primary concern. But I readily admit that there were some coins where it played a lesser part if...
It does, but capturing luster in a picture is not an easy task for everybody. If the angle or the lighting is slightly off then even the most...
I disagree with #1 and #2. And I don't even know what #9 means. I agree that you need to consider storage, but space should have no bearing at...
Acetone will only remove fingerprints when they are only a few days old. After that you might as well forget it, they are there to stay.
Uhhhh - if the air wasn't getting to them in those "sealed" albums you mention, the coins would not tone at all. Just wanna make sure you realize...
You are obviously not aware of it but please realize that with some coins as high as 86% of them have been graded MS70. Point being that you are...
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