"Chops" is a slang term referring to "skill." Tell me, Insider, would you be willing to grade from an image like this? I'm posting it as large as...
Rim crumbling. The rim gutter of the die is breaking away.
Part of paying the price is being able to personally assure that particular fake will never be sold again. I'll melt it into a puddle if there's...
I'll mention publicly if it's published; if they choose not, it'll be posted here. There are enough of us here, with enough experience, to easily...
Yeah, and part of the "pocket piece" process is occasionally handling the coin. The thing is, circulating coins really aren't handled all that...
Yeah, but it's a nice walk. :)
It's already done and submitted, although the subject matter and recipient morphed due to happenstance since. I actually got up early today to...
I'm just illustrating reasons why it's a good thing, in anticipation of inevitable arguments against from the members who employ that same...
Gotcha. All the same, one prime example of "republishing" is Peter's "Featured" inclusions on the site's front page, which by their nature are...
On the bright side, the OP appears to still have some free grades coming. :) OP, it really behooves you to understand a little more about how the...
...not to mention copper will reach a given level of corrosion, at which point said corrosion itself forms a protective layer which helps prevent...
For the life of me, I cannot comprehend how he managed to read any of that into my words. I used the term "forum owners," which has nothing...
When did your point change from describing the use of baking soda in a process for the initial "cleaning" of a coin - as you used it on the last...
Honestly, not really. If you search Ebay ended auctions, and include "not sold" in the search, you'll find that the vast majority of this...
Completely unofficial, counterfeit dies. An intellectual exercise only.
The question here has nothing to do with the coin and everything to do with the seller. Does this person actually have the coin, and are they...
All truth. When it's "damaged," your only recourse is to "damage" it further. The idea of "retoning" is a completely different animal, though -...
For a coin of this value in higher grade, it would be reasonable to assume there are quite a few crackouts involved in the Pop for anything AU and...
It's for the unfortunate plurality of collectors who buy the slab and not the coin, at least at retail. Having a sticker beats the heck out of...
VAM-17, and VG10-ish. $50 isn't unreasonable for a dealer offer.
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