You see them pretty regularly, the thin pointed, curved hammers in mint making scenes. I wonder if the force required if striking such a small...
Does it ned conserved or just slabbed? If nothing is wrong with it, just send it to NGC or PCGS to be slabbed. No one needs to touch it.
Well my disagreement would be simply economics in coin collecting. I mean, TPG are paid well to give opinions on a coins grade. Just this action...
Grats on the Moneta. You are correct that they are very much popular. Makes sense, since we collect coins, it celebrates coins, etc. I have a few...
The CAC sticker is simply a way of "proving" a coin is good/high end for the grade. Its basically making "provable" dealer assertions that its a...
A coin that high of grade should have original luster. On your coin the luster has been removed by the harsh cleaning. See all of the line going...
Very true. I was not describing a normal occurence, but rather after a subpoena has been obtained. However, these are very easy to obtain and the...
Aren't they ALL to keep? :) Go gadget hoarder GO!
Ok, if medieval collectors like the OP grade their coins based upon modern grading systems then I wouldn't have a problem. I admitted I didn't...
The IRS has been known to get permission to examine SDB and vaults of dealers. The assumption is to build such a stock they had to have capital....
But its not. While the grades may be similar, there is one major discrepancy. US grading assumes you give a pass for weak strikes, worn dies, etc....
Nice collection. I admit I tend to like these. I like earlier Canadian, up until about 1950 or so. For some reason I have gotten a lot of pretty...
Good videos and info. You want to put an end to consumers buying PM, let a major news source broadcast how good the fakes are and see the...
I always wondered why people signed up for these. If someone really knows how to invest and make money, why do they need to sell subscriptions? I...
While no one likes losses, if the #1 point of investing is asset preservation then over time you will usually get substandard returns. The only...
I thought that too Jim, and that would be a likely answer for an older coin. Why would a circulation find be doctored like that though? That part...
I was thinking that too. Ignoring the NCS part, having this coin in an NGC slab has to be a black eye to that service. Is sure doesn't make their...
What were you trying to get conserved? The little dark section in front of his face? Man, I would get on the phone with them and talk that...
Yet. Trust me, its coming. There is way too much money being lost and money changing hands uncontrolled through coin collecting, gun shows, etc...
First, nickels were larger than half dimes because nickel was much cheaper than silver. There was a major nickel miner with political clout, first...
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