I certainly did ;) It was just a while ago.... https://www.cointalk.com/threads/yall-told-me-to-just-buy-a-couple.269596/
Very useful, thanks! So, horn silver is basically a type of corrosion. Would you say that it is a strong negative, like verdigris, or just a...
Yes, I have bought a couple inexpensive ancients just to get my feet wet. I'm in "learn as much as I can" mode right now, since ancients are a bit...
Thanks, desertgem. How does the presence of horn silver affect the grade, eye appeal, and value of coins? Any other pictures people have will...
Good info, TIF, thanks.
Do you know if this is something that NCS does? I have sent coins to them in the past and been well pleased with their work, but I don't know if...
So, I've been lurking here on the ancient forums, and I've been reading a couple of books to get acquainted with ancient coins. One term that I...
My grandpa was a collector, back in the 60's - 80's. He sold off most of his collection, but he saved just enough to jumpstart the imagination of...
Okay, now that we see a bit more evidence and get a bit more story, I'm starting to believe the hype. So apparently the image on the cover of...
I agree. Let's just say that I am *HIGHLY* skeptical, until significant evidence is shown. I realize that the book is supposedly written by...
Beat me to it by 12 seconds.
I think all 3 terms convey the meaning of what the marks are. They are imperfections originally on the planchet (OPSI), which were imparted during...
I didn't come up with the name. Tomaska uses it in his Franklin books (published 20-30 years ago). Other people have other names for the same...
There is more to this character than is apparent in this thread. In the World coins section, there is a bit more drama going on:...
The CAC green bean on a FBL/FS/FT/etc coin does mean that CAC agrees with the designation. However, they follow the laxer PCGS standards (so, for...
[sarcasm] PCGS got a strike designation wrong? Shocking! [/end sarcasm]
I'll admit that I have met many humans who set a very low standard for this test. However, I cannot be completely sure that these weren't actually...
Can these robots pass the Turing test? How do I know that some of you aren't robots? :P
1. The large mark that crosses all of the steps, just right of the third colum, immediately rules this out as FS. 2. The top steps under the...
As an interesting counterpoint to the video in this thread, I highly recommend you view the video and explanation of the NGC grading process,...
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