Its a great list for US coins. We had a few threads on ancients but nothing as complete as this. Ancients, though, is a much, much longer list.
Unless people start sending in fakes to ICG on purpose just to get slabbed. That is what I believe they were saying.
Btw, the lettering is blundered Greek. These were made specifically for the Greek population in Parthia, so the original ones were done in good...
Looks like a Parthian Tetradrachm. It should be around 28mm. They were made from debased silver, so many times will look "casty". However, they...
I agree. :)
Proofs almost by definition are not bullion. Sure, some can drop to bullion prices at times, but they are a higher grade of manufacture than...
Yeah, but the same thing can be said of if NGC is wrong to not slab because yours is genuine. No more harm is done by slabbing it as fake as...
If its thin, it could be an AE5 from late rome. I kind of like these, since you can find some scarce emperors in these small coins. A 7 would be...
I agree its a good warning Peter. ALl new members should know Paypal gift is not a normal course of business. While I agree with it, I treat it...
I agree. Its a nice $20 LRB, priced that high mainly due to the fact that campgates are popular. If it were a wreath type it would not be worth as...
If you really want to concentrate on reverses and all the different types, I would recommend getting a copy of a book by Guido Bruck. It was...
Frustrating? ;) Yeah, it can seem that way when you first realize how much there is to learn. But, on the plus side, we get.to study COINS, so...
If its authentic, I would believe its a fourree. Look at the reverse edge in front of the horse. Two spots it appears the silver plating is...
Dallas, as others have said, you really need to know what you are doing with the "classic" keys especially. These would be 16d dime, 09sVDB, 14d,...
There are PVC free flips and coin storage products xGAJx. Yes, dealers use pliable flips but you are supposed to remove them from those flips when...
The half dollar had nothing to do with moving Proof set production. They really were not sure if they would ever make proof sets again at the time...
I hear you Doug, and have thought about this question quite a bit too. I have come to the conclusion that the 64 Kennedy didn't help the...
Dallas, glad you are here sir. Btw, just for clarification, it is YOUR hobby. While I agree with Doug's opinion of modern coins and grading, that...
Just goes to show you slabs are meaningless when it comes to proper storage. More people should pay attention to this, just because its in a slab...
Nice set Steve. I have always said I would really like Canadian coins, (and I still like some), if they weren't one sided. I just don't care much...
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