http://www.cointalk.com/t148015/ Was the thread that recently discussed this. It was not talking about MS70 but OLD cleaning, like with soap. I...
Possibly but I doubt it. That case everyone agrees the coins were authentic, just doctored with to fool PCGS into giving a higher grade. I believe...
I have seen the fake slabs done both ways, I have seen multiples of the same SN, and I have seen more expensive ones only have one copy of a valid...
Are you sure this is toning and not just cleaning residue? Blue on copper, as others on another thread here have pointed out, is frequently caused...
Not for a 1999 coin it doesn't. Casinos started to move cashless about then, so there couldn't have been enough wear, plus dimes are RARELY used...
As others have said, most US coins before 1850 or so have been cleaned. Its very difficult to find them that have not. The real question to ask...
:) Always disagree. Russia yes was borrowing under other currencies, but Asian countries weren't. Debt/currency problems are effectively the same....
Isn't it pretty specialized for your "world coins" pick? It would be like me picking Sellwood's Parthian Coins for my pick on Ancients. Great for...
Yes, crashing markets. Not a single crashing currency. Completely different scenarios. If all currencies crashed similarly, then it would be a...
We sound like two economists, agree on fact and disagree on conclusions. I guess I think of Russian or Asian defaults and what happened to their...
We woudl still have US Dollars, they might just be worth a quarter of a Euro or less. Most people do not get it, when politicians spend this...
US default deflationary? i have read a lot of case studies and it seems with a currency default most anything than can be exported is adjusted to...
Your mortgage rate and availability is predicated on the US Treasury never defaulting. Therefor rates will be higher IF you can find a loan. The...
Ok Doug, you got me. What is Delmonte's De Beneluxe D'or? A book on Belgian and Dutch coins?
Walter Breen's US Coins is specific? Heavy, yes, specific, no. :)
For US coins, I start with Breen, then onto specialized references like Overton, WB, or Sheldon depending on what it is.
Well, if TPGers are "supplementing" ANA standards, please read the ANA definition of Mint State and reconcile that with TPG admission that...
Well there was an article in NN where a grader admitted that circulated coins are regularly slabbed 61 or 62's, and sometimes 63 nowadays. He...
Kinda getting back to the old adage that every coin is unique, no? Like you say Baha I do not begrudge anyone buying a 16d dime wanting assurance...
Except that with inflation the Fed is supposed to raise interest rates to combat it, and those higher interest rates should attract capitol to the...
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