And the auction house does not have their own experts? Every person who authenticates coins works for a TPG? Sorry man, but large firms have...
Lol, ours retone actually quite nicely after they have been cleaned. You cannot tell it from the pic, but my avatar has a light pretty rainbow...
Makes me sad in my pants to see what has happened to a nice coin due to this toning premium nonsense. Just as sad as when in the 70's I saw nice...
Heck yeah I would. If the provenance were there, that is more important than what a TPG thinks of it. I know its scary for you to believe it...
Well any private SDB place would make me nervous. I would prefer having a large bank who has a lot more to lose than my account if they we found...
Does a PCGS or NGC piece of plastic make such a rare coin any better? Is my Marc Antony coin LESS of a coin since its not hermetically sealed in...
I especially love Doug's example, as it easily shows how the dies were laid out for production. I will have to keep an eye out for one. :)
I am just saying sir thousands of people have done the same and learned their lessons. If you wish to experiment on something that could be...
Hmm, probably $1800 but those were 1995 dollars. I went nuts in 1995 buying a $1800, $700, and $500 coin. They are probably worth about $7800,...
Yep. Why experiment Detecto when 40 years of numismatists have already done so and have a verified product that works? If you wish to experiment,...
Justafarmer's response was correct. Zimbabwe has switched to USD for currency, in fact we shipped a bunch of $1 coins to be used there. There may...
I would recommend, if someone is not into varieties and errors, a nice 5x loupe. For grading and the like there is never any reason to go higher....
Correct. Its one of the most seen ancient copies around in the US. Readers Digest sent it out as a publicity piece in the 50's. I think I have had...
Myself, I would never downgrade a coin for these. In fact, its absolute proof that its an early strike and this fact should be notated. I...
I would never label myself a dreamer. :( I simply feel where there is true free trade it always benefits both parties. I am for tariffs when...
Nice post. I agree if things get worst a lot of the baubles of life become unimportant. I think we saw that in the US in 2008-2010 where a lot of...
Ok, I was just envisioning, if it was accessible to outsiders, some van driving up with a couple of jackhammers in the middle of the night.
Well, I believe only 13 or 14 people at most could ever claim that they do. :) I have a couple of John VIII's, (a half and quarter), along with...
Stone cannot be broken? We are talking millions and millions here. I was just wondering if there were other physcial security precautions.
You know, talking about the cornerstone of the SF mint brought up something I always wondered about. How secure is this? Is it inside the...
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