I'ma just shut up and listen.
PCGS has the process locked down tight by patent. If it happens, they'll be the ones doing it.
The hit on the lapel worries me a bit - it looks a little strong for something a TPG would attribute to Mint handling even though the coin...
Verdicare is supposed to leave something on the coin, to protect it into the future. I have seen enough Verdicare-treated coins in slabs to know...
I think I'm going to agree to disagree with this, also.
That's the point, though - USPS would be profitable were it not for the ridiculous prefunding pension system Congress forced upon them. It's the...
You've described the fundamental appeal of numismatics. We collect history, and preserve it for the future.
On the bright side, the ability to separate the wheat from the chaff when it comes to information is another essential skill in numismatics. :)
That would work for people who depended on price lists to determine what to pay for a coin. Anyone know someone like that? :) I'd be a little...
This is a Mint State 1878-CC GSA. Sure looks Prooflike, and if so I'd add a zero onto the end of your price estimate. $500+ coin, my estimate...
5.97g isn't surprising for a Quarter at that level of wear.
Given that average numismatists don't consider greasers a value-added thing, I'd suggest selling it as soon as you can.
Major lamination.
On any given day I might post on almost any forum - I'm a member of all of them, usually under this nick - but my passion is educating newer...
The thing you need to know about dipping is, it physically strips a layer of metal off of the coin, never to return. That's how dip removes toning...
PCGS and NGC have bespoke, company-controlled and sponsored forums. Both are tremendous resources populated by some really senior players in the...
Ah. They're pretty common with striations, too; I think San Francisco felt their way through learning Morgan production carefully, and their...
Yes, I understand your concerns, because you are willingly abandoning legal protection for this transaction. Of course the seller prefers it....
Don't really know yet. The coin will be a VAM; VAMs are the attempt to ultimately identify every single Morgan & Peace die pair, not just the...
Yeah, something like that would be a weapon at a coin show. :)
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