My opinion, your 1st answer has nothing to do with anything, the 2nd is, to some degree at least, a result of the US market dropping - not a cause...
No, not at all. For one thing, they're the only ones there are who get judge their grade guarantee. And they can change their grading standards...
Cal, I would agree that once in a while it's almost inevitable that a coin resubmitted for grading is going to be upgraded. But once in a while is...
No, because ya can't guess based on the holder alone. Some holders were used for only a few months, others were used for many years. So holders...
Hey, you're the one who's saying he agrees with the "ratcheting" Paul - not me. Now then, I'll tell ya what I will do. You can pick out any coin...
You're just gonna make me do it aint ya Jeff :rolleyes: What I was tempted to say but muted myself, was this. Well, this coin "ratcheting" - that...
You ever hear of an ebay seller named "abon" or "abon.com" or a TPG named SGS ? If you haven't heard of him, well you can read a little bit about...
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I heartily agree that there are more collectors now, I think a lot more, than there has ever been !
You may have found out by now, but I'll say it just in case ya haven't - they aint cheap.
Ehhhh, yes and no. I am a very strong believer in personal responsibility, meaning everyone is responsible for their own actions. But there's 2...
My personal choice, American Security.
Remember when I said this - Well I went looking, found this - https://www.cointalk.com/threads/wear.292704/ It's a discussion very similar to...
Ask yourself a different question and you'll get the answer to this question of yours. Namely, shouldn't older coins (as in pre 1850) be graded...
I don't recall the exact before and after weights. But I most definitely recall how exactly how much weight it lost - 0.003 gm. And I remember it...
Which is precisely what was done.
My advice is and always has been that coins are absolutely terrible investments ! One should never buy coins with intention of making a profit....
And for what it's worth Jeff, I was just as surprised at the outcome as you apparently are. But the outcome was what it was.
No great trick to it. Simply buy a scale that can be calibrated, and calibrate it with the same calibration weight, before each weighing. Oh, and...
He'll have to speak for himself; but just some observations from my point of view. I'll start with a question, do you know how and why "old...
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