Yeah I know I have. But in your previous comment it seemed like you were saying that I was saying that White was nutcase for saying that. And...
Uhhhh - and where did I say that ? The first sentence in my post is why they think he's a nutcase - nothing else.
In other words you want all taxpayers to pay for something that they don't use and will never use just so you can get it cheaper ? The entire...
You misunderstood, you don't have to have proof of ownership. You just have to sign a paper saying that you own the items. That said, anybody who...
And if they ever run short, they've still got hundreds of millions of them from the last few years they made them for circulation. It's like it...
And do you subscribe to the idea that the author of that book has - that all toned coins not only should be dipped but need to be dipped ?...
Both NGC and PCGS use FB on their slabs, but they each have distinctly different criteria for the coin to be worthy of the designation. But in...
It could have been any of a number of abrasives. Sandpaper, steel wool, emery cloth, tooth brush, polishing compounds, even ordinary cotton cloth....
That may be, but it still isn't due to die polishing. Die polish lines will never be found on the devices, not even on early coins. You may see...
The same thing is true of all the special designations. And in every case, NGC has tougher requirements than PCGS does.
Bull ! No mod ever takes sides - ever !
That is the reason. And it happens all the time with coins. But most folks don't notice that it is happening with coins because while one coin...
Based on the pics I'm going to say no on both as they both appear to have lines, hits, scratches (pick your word) across the lines.
And NGC requires all 3 bands be clearly split and unbroken.
You're not wrong, they are the same. FSB is a bit older of the two terms and was more commonly used years ago, but when the TPGs came along they...
Not always. They were up until the early '90s which is when the mint started making annual Mint sets from special runs and stopped assembling them...
Could be Michael, but I thought the only time the coin was left in the slab so the graders could see it in the slab was when it was submitted...
Natural toning is caused by gasses Dj, so the best artificial toning is caused by gasses as well.
la plata agria translates as - sour silver, so I have no idea what that is supposed to mean. But there are no marks or anything to the right of...
Here are pictures of two genuine coins from the same period. Look for yourself. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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