The surfaces look pretty rough. It probably had some terminal toning that etched into the metal and was later dipped or scrubbed off.
Scratched would mean a specific scratch or group of scratches that should be very visible to the naked eye. It’s my understanding that when a...
Are we sure that the 1805 quarter wouldn’t straight grade? It seems at least borderline. It definitely seems to be worth slabbing, as is the...
Owning a pattern is definitely on my numismatic bucket list. Even though I have a limited budget, I like coins that are not generic. Nineteenth...
Since I’m very much a novice when it comes to ancients, I tend to gravitate toward things like early imperial Roman that are interesting even to...
Mexico is one of the few countries I’ve seen that prints an actual issue date.
Yes, but how about just tumbling a bunch of coins slowly with no media? Wouldn’t that be like coins tumbling around in your pocket?
How is the wear pattern any different on coins that bumped up against each other in someone’s pocket versus in a rock tumbler? If only coins were...
Unless you are stacking bullion for protection against economic collapse or that sort of thing, this thread is an example of why physical gold and...
I just got my first proof seated piece a couple weeks ago and I’m hooked. A lowly PF61 from an eBay auction for under 500 bucks. Despite a bunch...
Very nice! Hard to find any early copper with such nice surfaces.
That was the first coin to carry the “cent” denomination. One of my favorite colonial designs. Mine is a VG and I’m in the market for an upgrade...
Paper is even easier, and a bank account is safer. However, there were probably gold bugs back then just like there are now.
Legally the bank would not have been obligated to accommodate that request. Whether they would have in practice is another question. Since all...
I have an NGC certified problem free AU fat man dollar that I bought on EBay a couple years ago. Last I checked it has almost doubled in price....
I didn’t think to look at the printing on the sticker. I can see that this shows in what part of the process it happened. Considering that the...
Intentional or not, it made it through quality control. It could have been someone at the paper mill messing around. There’s no way it could...
My understanding is that sometime around the 1876-1877 timeframe, faith in US currency was fully restored. Silver and gold coins went back into...
Yes. We all know that even the good graders have their off days. But the scenario you are describing would be a disaster not only for the TPG,...
I don’t disagree with that at all. My point was regarding the scenarios described earlier with the quid pro quo’s. That takes things into...
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