Canadian TV host Rick Mercer visits the Royal Canadian Mint, which produces gold bars and gold coins. While inside, he tries to 'nick' some of the...
I still like my daughter's grading scale from back when she was 5... Pretty Okay Yuck
A 1796 Liberty cap in this grade is worth almost exactly what a DB cent would be. What would you want PCGS to do under their guarantee policy...
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Unwrap it and eat the chocolate.
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Strictly speaking, yes. Actually, the lower coin appears to show some movement.
Technically, yes, even though it usually wouldn't be called one. In the real world, you will find relatively few coins where the break doesn't...
Afraid not...borrowed pic (with permission) from Ken Potter. http://koinpro.tripod.com/bio.htm
Now we are back to arguing semantics again. Technically, any die crack which causes a piece of the die to break off results in a cud. With a dent...
And this is different, how? Most of the so-called "real" 1804 dollars are fakes as well. (The class 2 and 3s). Are you going to tell me that...
ummm, not exactly. A cud is simply a die crack which reaches the rim in two points--not a dent or gouge. The piece of die which is broken may or...
One can only hope.
A slab MIGHT add 10 bucks to the price you'd be offered. Just not worth messing with, IMO. NOTE: There are others who would swear that it is...
Overton 116 "small O". Should grade out in the F-12 to 15 range. At 75 bucks you did fine. Question? Why spend an extra 40 dollars on a 75...
Indeed. Just be aware that bust halves are like Lays Potato Chips..."You can't have just one.".
On the contrary, there is only one possible good reason (and I don't agree even with it) to ever want snow. That's if one owns a ski resort. Two...
A PCGS + has nothing to do with attractiveness. It merely denotes that (at least on the day it was awarded) the grading team thought the coin was...
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