Grading proofs from photographs is an excercise in futility. I will say, though, that there appears to be an abundance of hairlines on the...
I have considered this option for coins a couple of times, but I always choose against it. Basically, you are taking out a loan to buy the coin,...
No. They do not crack it out for designation review, and they do not crack it out for crossover unless the coin crosses.
I just saw that. I am very curious what must be considered, and why they can't start designating PL sooner than later. I have to say, the fact...
Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer. That's the way the world rolls.
What he probably more likely heard was that modern dies are often chrome plated to prolong their life. This chrome finish gives them mirrored...
I see no mintmark. What do you think you see?
NGC doesn't really have a clearly defined and published standard, which is something that I've mentioned a few times to them. It's basically "a...
Wow, that obverse appears to be extremely reflective. Very nice! I think you have a very strong chance of getting PL on that one.
More options, mostly. I buy most of my coins over the internet, and can't examine them in hand. I have no hesitation buying a PCGS coin (and...
Who would try to put that through a coinstar? If that's the case, I'll bet they threw some Indian cents and V nickels in there as well - and...
Huh. That is a really cool design. Is there some significance to the design of the golden half of the wolf? That is, is that a replica of some...
Are you using a translator to translate a foreign language, or are you using a voice-to-text app? This post was really, really hard to read. As...
What it says is that this was the final piece of the design punched into the die. It is much easier to punch a mintmark into soft steel. However,...
No. Repunched mint-marks usually happened when the mintmarks were first created. The engraver literally hits the punch with a hammer to create the...
To say that a proof coin has full steps is redundant - all proof coins are assumed to have a full strike, and thus we don't use the FS for proof...
No. The mintmarks were all punched at the Philadelphia mint. The branch mints did not have the facilities to make or harden dies - the dies were...
We just recently had a thread on the topic: https://www.cointalk.com/threads/post-your-coins-with-a-famous-provenances.327517
I was recently trawling Ebay, looking for something sweet to buy. I happened upon this coin, and I was very surprised to see it. Prooflike coins...
Can you take a picture? That will help a lot.
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