Thanks, Walter ! Sorry to hear about the difficulties. Sounds like you have an excellent attitude about dealing with them. BEST WISHES in the...
Thanks for the heads-up, SGB. :thumb: We study up to learn to detect counterfeit coins. Where do I get details about how to spot counterfeit slabs ?
Let's put it this way... .... silica gel is a BIG seller. :p
In which case it's not alone
Let's see the pic ! Most TPGs will image the coin at the time of slabbing. Well worth it for this one. PCGS has graded 2, NGC none. I couldn't...
It's just a giant boondoggle. I've got it ! He's a US Congressman !
:D Everybody get the heck outta my way. I gotta have those 5 NNCs. ;)
XF45. Wear evident on hair (forehead, temple, above coronet, curl on neck, bun). Baggie in prime focal points. Nice luster. Original. All...
Nice ! Definitely MS. With those marks on the reverse, I would say MS62. But with all that luster and traces of mint red, it could easily do...
Intercept Shield + silica gel dessicant (to remove Texas humidity)
It's not fraud. The vast majority of submitters don't know who the graders are; even if they did, they don't know who's going to grade any given...
Looks like the outine of another cent's rim was somehow impressed upon the blank planchet, then the coin received a good strike. The normal...
XF40 details. lusterless due to cleaning, net VF
Great article. Thanks, CBD !
Right on, Cloudsweeper. Basics, but yes - they are often overlooked.
In the great debate "AT vs NT", I always thought NT was better (NGC Toning) ;)
When selling sight-unseen, I think it's pretty reasonable to sell a roll of coins as-is, even when offering return privilege on everything else....
Regardless of my personal opinion of TPGs, your statement is true. Beyond reasonable doubt, it is easier to sell top TPG coins. That is a...
Sorry you went through that, Mike. How do they plan to be up and running on January 2nd if they dismissed all their staff ? That's one business...
That's right... there's nothing funny about this one. Coin dealers are mostly honest, but there's always hustlers (as proven by E-Bay). Before...
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