chew on this: David Hall Rare Coins sells a LOT of PCGS slabbed coins just another fact that many are unaware of
knowledge is king, Kurt. The point is that if there is evidence of cleaning, the coin is damaged. If not, then it's not.
My opinion is that if the cleaning is obvious, then they are damaged, market acceptable or not. I wanted people to stop focusing on whether or...
It was a joke. Coin dealers and people who run TPGs have an inherent conflict of interest.
some cleaning leaves no signs as well. The point that I am trying to illuminate here is simple. Is the coin damaged or not? The cleaning is...
David Hall the coin dealer? or David Hall the guy that owns PCGS?
I got the idea from another thread, but I thought that I'd share something that I felt was important and that many people seem to have trouble...
and yes, I have kept counterfeit coins for two reasons, mostly. One, because I don't want someone getting taken, and two because they're...
I think people confuse cleaning with damage from cleaning Cleaning is fine, as long as you can't tell it's been done. That goes for notes, coins,...
can you tell afterwards that it's been done?
The book is facinating... but overpriced
that's where they get you... is it Mike Meczak's magical "Leading Numismatic Catalog"?
It's a difficult figure to validate, if not downright impossible. Considering that it is impossible to determine the population of even a given...
have you ever seen a coin sold at a fraction of it's true market price? ever??? If the coin is worth $X, how would they get it for cheaper? are...
It's done all of the time. The dipped coins that get slabbed have been properly dipped. The ones that have not been properly dipped get...
The outcomes are NOT pre-determined. Ask Charmy Harker (The Penny Lady) she has appeared on the show....
don't take this the wrong way, TheMont, but you might as well have dipped it in E-Z-Est and been done in 1 step
The color is just toning. The metal that the coin is made from has tarnished or oxidized, whichever word you prefer. It is very common. There are...
but unfortunately, the market doesn't care about Rick's sticker, and it doesn't affect value like a CAC sticker does. Truthfully, I don't need a...
If you're going to try to not affect the metal, I get it. Acetone is inert to the metal, but the MS-70 is not. Also interesting to note is that...
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