Hmmm - now where did that delete button get to ?????? :D
:wideyed: :jawdrop: There he goes, giving people ideas !! :inpain: Like I aint got enough to do already :rolleyes: Gonna getcha for that Jim !
Well geeez Mike, ya been doing it for 20 years. I'm finally starting to get kinda used to you doing that. That doesn't mean I've forgot though -...
I LIKE this thread ! Not too sure about the guy who started it though :D Devil made me say it Noodle, I swear he did :D :D :D Say Howdy to...
I rather doubt it, looks to have been harshly cleaned to me. And the scratches on the obv, those may be judged to be severe enough to warrant a no...
When it comes to offers from dealers it will also make a huge difference if the coins are graded or not. If they are raw, well, unless ya get...
Price guides are worthless - all of them ! And yes that includes the Grey Sheet. Way, way too many people grossly overpay for items on ebay !...
For over a century or longer the mint was adverse to producing a rarity or even a scarcity - they simply wouldn't do it - they'd go out of their...
Go look at this and tell me there's a "population immunity" to the flu ? [ATTACH] https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/index.html (once at the...
Ehhhh, you could dip the coin and almost certainly remove the fingerprints. BUT - it depends on how deeply they are etched into the surface....
Yup, we agree. But the odds of the TPGs ever actually doing it are pretty much zero !
Oh I agree that people will get used to it being around Mike just like they are with the flu. And probably not worry about it as much. But my...
Is your dad a collector ? If he is, you definitely don't want to buy a coin made into jewelry, as once that's the done the coin is considered to...
Fingerprints are not a reason for a coin to be given the problem coin designation. Literally tens of thousands of coins with fingerprints have...
I've stayed out of all these discussions up to now. But ya know, this virus isn't just going to "go away". Even if they get a vaccine it's still...
Yes, absolutely ! Like I said it ALL has to be there or it just isn't there. When you're using actual grading standards each individual MS grade...
When it comes to things like rim dings, dents, scratches, gouges, hairlines, corrosion - things of that nature - determining whether they warrant...
I can't recall if he's still teaching the ANA courses or not, but a forum member, @Insider , taught them for a long time so he may be able to...
Nope :D Been there done that - twice - learned my lesson :D :rolleyes: Wife of course :rolleyes:
Yeah, we know. And they don't subscribe to that philosophy because they wouldn't be able to grossly overgrade the coins if they did.
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