Some combination of steam and freeze spray will get you through most of the adhesives sealing these boxes. Buy the coins so you can enjoy them,...
This is one of the things I'll tell people to poke with a stick when they think they have something special. If it gives, it's a bubble. Could...
Probably a nasty 1888.
The edges of the devices, lettering, &c., are protected against wear and surface contaminants that would retard, interrupt, or remove toning.
Real fake. [ATTACH]
AU53. I don't see anything damning regarding a cleaning. VAM 141 can be found with PL fields, and this looks like a lightly circulated PL coin....
No, but these add-ons that have almost no cost to the grading service are keeping the grading prices from going up faster. If they couldn't sell...
As I've said in the past, I'm thankful for people that pay up for this stuff, as it subsidizes the services I actually use.
Then I have to as what are the grandfather's expectations as far as what happens with the coins in the future? Does he expect they will...
I buying for non-collectors, you want something that really looks good. I could make a case for buying higher grade generics, like 80-S in 66PL,...
There are actually many VAMs listed for 1921. Only a couple are worth a premium. I can't tell from the picture which yours is, but it is not VAM...
Probably. He died in 2004, and that's when ANACS introduced the quick-release holder.
I've been using these for a long time. I use a paper label printed in an inkjet printer wrapped over the top edge. There is a "break" between...
And possibly damaged, too. Those reeding marks all over the obverse are exceptionally heinous.
I just posted one on the PCGS board that was in a newer slab, serial number 22033-016. The thing is, the earliest black slabs had a number...
Looks like an AU50-53.
Beat me to it.
Decent looking coin. I do see a couple hairlines on the cheek to go along with the scuff on the jaw. 63-64 if there's nothing bad hidden in the...
A rubber band stain is considered environmental damage.
You could use nylon ribbon instead. If you really wanted to spend money, there are rubber bands made from silicone rather than rubber. They're...
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