Kudos for that one Kurt ! I like it, and agree that is one of the valid criteria for the definition. Me, I used to keep handwritten notebooks...
Now just imagine what that luster might have, and probably would have, looked like had the coin not slipped out of the tweezers. Given what you do...
If you mean one of these - [IMG] No, if you leave it as is it will not be OK. As I said in my initial post, there can be no cardboard or...
I think you're misunderstanding a bit. All told I think there are 9 different grading criteria. I'd have to write them all out to make sure but...
Are you getting the point I've been trying to make ? It's not just the word numismatist - it's the majority of all words. For example, ask a 100...
Remove the sets from the cardboard packaging and then store the sets in a sealed container and use rechargeable silica gel packs. When you store...
Because most the luster has either been destroyed by or is being hidden beneath the toning - especially in the fields. The coin just doesn't have...
How much of a premium is eye appeal worth? A perfect example of the answer to the question -...
Ya see, that right there is THE problem ! There are too many people who believe that just because a TPG and/or CAC say so - it must be so. THAT is...
There have been 85 posts in this thread so far, many different opinions and answers to the question offered up. But yet we are not even close to...
I suspect you have seen many of them and just don't realize it. In today's world, there are more more AU coins in MS slabs than there are coins in...
Nahhhhh - aisle 3.
Hmmmm - apparently you guys don't know about the secret cookie :muted:
Yup, they still make 'em today, but that was the very first one !
Well yeah Frank, but that's he's him and you're you :D
Ya know, all I did was check this thread just to see where you guys were now. And bear in mind, I haven't checked since ya started. And what do I...
I'm gonna start off by saying I'm more than willing to give everybody the benefit of the doubt here. But there are numerous posts in this thread...
Ahhhhh - simple answer - DON'T ! edit - been there done that - wished I hadn't !
I could not resist the urge..... I just gotta ask - have you ever ? :D That certainly used to be the case years ago, but in today's world a...
Maybe I'm having a brain cramp but I'm not sure what you mean by DIY. But in any case I'm not sure if a TPG would even be who should do it - I...
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