Some people will pay BIG bucks for that MS-70 label. Others won't. Apparently that dealer is in the second group.
I doubt he stole any proprietary information. This sorry mess has drug on for so long that some of the details may be a bit fuzzy in my mind but...
Post-Mint damage. That coin looks like it spent some time in a parking lot or a street.
6% of the sales price is typical. That is $15,000 on a $250,000 house.
You might have better luck with a better photo. Here, I cleaned yours up for you.
Yeah, I read that. Whatever floats your boat. I thought: Carrying around that much gold is risky. That was a clever way to get full value out...
Yeah, we got 8 1/2 X 11 printouts of the coin and currency photos. They're not the best but not bad at all. I may frame mine some day. Of course...
It took a week for the news to be reported by the media. ANA settles suit with ex-staffers I am interested to learn the total cost to the ANA...
Congrats! How exciting to make a find like that. I can't wait for my next issue of CW to arrive so I can read the article.
Since when are birds and fish not animals? :kewl:
I like the obverse but the reverse is so detailed that it is better suited for a coin the size of a trash can lid. Congrats on a nice purchase.
Last week at the ANA Summer Seminar Session II YN Auction I bought one of four spots for a private viewing of some of the ANA Museum's Rarieties....
Yes, that's one way of saying it.
One way a die gouge can occur is when the feeder finger does not retract and is struck by the hammer (upper) die.
Welcome mst. Your coin may be genuine but it appears to be polished. It most certainly is not Proof.
It could be that a few coins produced by the die after it got scratched or gouged fell into the hopper along with coins produced before the...
Now if we could only get the Chinese to issue Certificates of Authenticity for their fakes we would have something.
That is a GREAT looking IHC! I love the luster. (Excellent photo BTW.) This coin looks to be a bit weak in the feather tips (which is typical for...
A scratch on the die will cause a raised mark on the coin.
I shoulda been a math teacher. I considered it for a while when I was in college.
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