Well yeah, but proof coins are never intended for commerce anyway.
My reason for hating the buy the coin not the slab is because most collectors don't have the requisite knowledge to make the advice worthwhile....
The Class I (originals) were minted in 1834-5 as presentation pieces for foreign dignitaries (eg. King of Siam, Imaum of Muscat), and the Class II...
Personally, I hate that motto and think that it is a disservice to most collectors, but with PCI graded coins, it works well.
That looks like a coin that Boiler78 would own. I like the second photo better.
My only PCI graded coin: [ATTACH]
It is possible, I am no expert on the history of PCI. My feeling is that PCI grades are basically worthless but I like the holders. I used to...
I really don't know when that coin was graded. PCI effectively ruined their reputation for grading by egregiously overgrading coins towards the...
Who exactly led you to believe that? JA recognized that gradeflation was a problem and discovered that he could provide a solution to help combat...
Evidence would be you providing a link to an article that anyone of those industry leaders wrote that supports your claim. Your paraphrasing of a...
That is a small S, for more information read the thread linked below. Variety: 1941-S Large "S" Jefferson Nickel FS-501.
I'm telling ya, there was a time that they were not that bad. [ATTACH]
Very nice, love the blue fields.
So they graded it because it was made by the mint, therefore not technically a counterfeit. Very.......creative! It is like a restrike of a...
You see it that way because you only see black and white and are incapable of seeing all of the shades of grey in between. It really doesn't...
Depends upon what color the label is; when they used brown labels, they were reputable. Last year I crossed an MS67 Brown Label PCI Washington...
While I think the 90 day holiday return policy is ridiculous, the entire policy is not as bad as it sounds. And they have addressed the bullion...
I think you have solved 1 problem while creating 1,000 more.
PCGS 1880-CC MS64 [img] NGC 1893-CC MS64 [img] Makes me wonder if your 1893-CC is semi-prooflike!
Did they provide a reason why they did that?
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