Ron Guth's comments in PCGS CoinFacts "beware of proofs masquerading" and the comment on 1885 imply there are ways to differentiate. WRT my 3CS...
Nope ... coins on either side of it are different MEXICO 1925 M 20C EF 45 MEXICO MEXICO 1924 M PESO AU 58 MEXICO NETH 1887 10C MS 61 NETH
I'd need the cert#. The Mexican samples I know of are Centavos not full (silver) pesos.
Sorry about that Meow - the only cat allowed to play with things in the cat hoard should be Meow. I have a totally different opinion about the...
And I like it - you can see what's what in a box. The yellow gets to be a bit much, but ...
ATS, DC himself said SEGS does too. But I asked if SEGS is still in business - the SSL cert for their website expired 10 days ago. I get they...
Bar code type 1 doesn't appear until they are into the all numeric certs.
Nah those are production slabs.
@Paddy54 regarding the ANACS Mexico coin. Cameron Kiefer called several of them samples based on being given out at shows, low-value coins, etc....
Interestingly on the NGC site, one poster says he's talked to ANA staff and it's not true - they're working on a press release. Kurt still says...
When the first half dismes were coined in 1792 for Thomas Jefferson, you can see it in his daybook where he recorded every expense. The evening...
They clearly were, the debates in Congress and the statute ultimately passed are linked. 9 Statutes At Large 587:...
ONA actually has a couple of really nice shows each year. I often drive up because it's a different set of dealers (too far for the usual Houston...
Over on NGC, it's been reported that this has occurred. It's from KurtB, so take it with whatever granular materials you prefer. I don't see it...
FWIW there is a club (of course there is) for elongated collectors called TEC, The Elongated Collectors: https://tecnews.org
There were two rate decreases one for letters under 500 miles and then one for all letters. I would hazard to guess that the 3c denomination is...
Yeah nothing says quality like anonymity.
Check out Chris' videos on the building of a replica... YouTube Clickspring.
AIM has put NumisMaster back on the air, but behind a paywall. https://numismaster.com/ So if you see pricing in Numismatic News or Coins...
@ldhair which 3rd tier grading service was that... or more likely FPG. Can't say I recognize the cert??? .
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