Very likely the dealer had private insurance. However, my private insurer requires double boxing, and there can be nothing on the outside that...
I think there are several 1933 DEs out there in private hands. I don't think any have been graded by TPGs. Allison Frankel has a picture of one...
I've seen otherwise generous, forgiving people turn into greedy curmudgeons over inheritances ... and in addition to fighting among themselves,...
There are some members who buy coins in slabs, then break them out and put them in albums. They or their heirs will be disappointed someday when...
Failure to the read the chip when the card is inserted is probably due most often to dirt and grease. I'm assuming that when the card is...
The big, crucial difference between the Farouk coin and the Langbord coins was that Farouk's people secured an export license for that coin. I...
I remain astounded the Langbords didn't move those coins offshore soon after discovering them. Divvy them among at least three countries....
Nope. It can't just reflect what it receives. How could it transmit the account info if that's all it did. Certainly the scanner doesn't...
As I said in a follow-up post, the PCGS server remembers the random number it received with the ID number. If it sees it again, it will know that...
Of course the card transmits if a "tap" is used. How else could the reader get the account info from it? The "tap" method, of necessity, is 100%...
There are lots of wireless transponder options. There's no need to use one that can be read from feet away on a credit card ... and good reasons...
For those worried about privacy, covering a technoslab with metal (foil, sheet, wire) will stop the wireless communication. And yes, this does...
There are all kinds of wireless "chips". Yeah, the ones on credit cards need to be close. But there are ones that work meters away. With...
No, there would not be just grade and cert. no. In fact those don't have to be there at all. There are a number of ways to do the security...
Assuming the TPGs do a good job with technoslabs, it will be a huge moneymaker because there will be lots of folks wanting their coins in them ......
I'm not familiar with the sophistication of the wireless responder available in newer PCGS slabs. It's certainly possible to put in a responder...
I think embedded wireless responders in slabs will pretty much defeat slab counterfeiting. I won't say it's absolutely true. But if done...
Three most important things in determining market value of US coin within type, year and mint. slab grade, slab grade, slab grade Cal
For those who think pre-TPG days were the good ole days ... nope ... selective memory or good luck. I started with US coins in the early 1980's....
Get a Channellock 148-10 end nippers or similar. See pic. About $23 on Amazon. Safe for the coin and very useful tool for other things. Only...
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